Lucas Ichnoski: Remember the Newspaper?

There are many different newspapers out there, but only very few are actually lasting. The articles portrayed in the newspapers vary from each one depending on the geographical location. For example, Dundalk Eagle and Baltimore Sun only write about things happening in Maryland. Theres no reason for there to be articles about Hawaii published in our newspaper. Granted, it has articles about how athletes are doing on a day to day basis, but those athletes the articles talk about tend to be athletes on Baltimore's own sports teams, not other teams. Not only are there sports related articles but it also has comics, complex puzzles, obituaries, and more. Some of which could probably be removed to save money, because honestly, how many people actually do the crossword puzzles or care about the comics?

Personally, in about 10 years, I think most, if not all newspapers will be done with and only be used as paper to put on your tables when eating crabs. I dont believe that people in our generation, or after us, are going to be purchasing newspapers. They are only getting newspapers that their parents subscribed to back when they were the best things to read. Not only because most of the information can be read online, but because the price of them is increasing. Why pay for something when you can get it for free?

In my opinion, the only newspaper that will outlast all the others is going to be USA Today. I say this because USA today covers stories happening all over the world, not just in one specific location or region. People on the West Coast can benefit from reading USA Today just as much as people on the East Coast can. Because the audience from USA Today is much larger than others, it should outlast most if not all other newspapers still being printed today.