How is print media hanging on these days?

Gotta have something to dump crawfish on.

By a thread.

I get a paper everyday.

Same way. Believe me, much rather read a book than use a Kindle. It's sensationalism. I heard so many professors in college around 2002 say that print media will be completely dead by 2010.

I sure did


First in my family to do so

Print has done what tv media has done: bought into sponsered content, increased ad space, cut circulation volume and/or frequency, consolidated number of outlets, increased partisan opinion for "buzz", and eliminated expensive investigative journalism.

Basically, quality journalism has been lost to budget cuts, creating a market for a demand which is completely underserved. Trust in media is at an all time low because they have found that ads, tabloid journalism, and partisan bickering are cheaper to produce than unobjective fact finding.

What such behavior leads to, much like reality tv, is lower operating costs paired with a short term boost in ratings followed by a long steady decline in viewership and interest as those who were drawn in by the "new thing" begin to be dwarfed by the loyal viewers no longer being served.

Basically, the people who liked shows about Killing Hitler kinda thought shows about alligator hunting were cool for a moment or two, but when they realize that the kinds of shows they came to see are no longer offered in favor of shows about hairy bikers, taxidermists, aliens, and crab fishermen, they tune out and leave altogether.

Your phone?

I worked in a print shop until last year. The owners were doing quite fine while a lot of advertising is digital, print media will be around for awhile.

Saw a study some time back (no link because I am not looking for it) where they swabbed a bunch of random people's phones and found E. coli on over half. Yummy.

I subscribe to more and more magazines every year