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20-Feb-2008, 04:11 PM #1
Are newspapers a thing of the past?
In the S.F. Bay Area, a number of local newspapers are struggling to the point of possibly laying off over 1,000 employees. You can read one article here.

With the popularity of getting "news" on the Internet, do you think printed newspapers are now obsolete? When I refer to "printed newspapers", I'm referring to the physical paper as well as the quality of the content (journalism, research, editorials, etc).

Your thoughts?

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20-Feb-2008, 04:12 PM #2
Yes--dinosaurs like the major media news anchors.
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In the S.F. Bay Area, a number of local newspapers are struggling to the point of possibly laying off over 1,000 employees. You can read one article here.

With the popularity of getting "news" on the Internet, do you think printed newspapers are now obsolete? When I refer to "printed newspapers", I'm referring to the physical paper as well as the quality of the content (journalism, research, editorials, etc).

Your thoughts?
You may be able to get "news" on the WWW. However, some of the more popular UK papers contain stuff other than news that's hard to find on-line -- such as images of topless ladies.
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You may be able to get "news" on the WWW. However, some of the more popular UK papers contain stuff other than news that's hard to find on-line -- such as images of topless ladies.
Oh puh-lease
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You may be able to get "news" on the WWW. However, some of the more popular UK papers contain stuff other than news that's hard to find on-line -- such as images of topless ladies.
Send me a copy!!!!
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Oh puh-lease
You got a problem with that, princess?
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Send me a copy!!!!
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Oh puh-lease
Does anyone know where I can get a WAV of the sound of something flying over someone's head?
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You may be able to get "news" on the WWW. However, some of the more popular UK papers contain stuff other than news that's hard to find on-line -- such as images of topless ladies.
Do you have any screen cleaner I can borrow? I can't afford to splash out any more
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Does anyone know where I can get a WAV of the sound of something flying over someone's head?
Why don't you just post a picture of your avitar!
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Do you have any screen cleaner I can borrow? I can't afford to splash out any more
The one about your carer and incontinence would have been good, had I not seen it coming.
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Why don't you just post a picture of your avitar!
Did you dump your avatar because they finally found a cure for your 5-second attention span?

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Did you dump your avatar because they finally found a cure for your 5-second attention span?

(oh look, there's the earth ... oh look, there's the earth ... oh look ...)
I only need 3 to completely understand any issue--the other 2 is for personal amusement.
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20-Feb-2008, 05:02 PM #14
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You may be able to get "news" on the WWW. However, some of the more popular UK papers contain stuff other than news that's hard to find on-line -- such as images of topless ladies.
The German papers are even better at that!

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The one about your carer and incontinence would have been good, had I not seen it coming.
I defer to the master of comedy.
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