Response to newspaper lecture

Being young and busy, as many students are (especially here at Manual High School), I simply don't have time to read the newspaper. Believe me, I would love to be able to sit down in the morning and read, but between sports and school and SLEEP I am unable to. During journalism class on September 10, 2014, we spoke about why newspapers are still around today, even though it seems like most people are relying on the television and internet for their news. First of all, newspapers are non-linear media, meaning that you can start anywhere and still understand what is being said, unlike TV, where you must watch from beginning to end. Also, newspapers are traditional, the first monthly newspaper came out in 1556! Some people simply are not going to move on to TV news stations and websites when they have been reading newspapers every morning for their whole life. Newspapers are also a physical object. This means that they are shareable and archivable. This is probably my favorite thing about newspapers, the fact that they are tangible. I love that it can be saved and highlighted and written all over (this is also why I refuse to move on to E-books). This lecture actually made me wish I had time to read a physical newspaper. Maybe I'll start setting some time away in order to do that..