Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Prints to Pixels

No more ink, no more paper, no more pens, no more? Is this paper really going under? Am I REALLY done working for this paper for the rest of my life? Possibly not?
I don't this that Seattle newspaper that went under was a totally bad thing. I think it could possibly be a blessing is disguise. Since they are going to the internet there paper is easily accessed, fast to the people's eyes, and saves money due to all the things needed to making a newspaper. But yes, there are several down sides to it going under, but not all is bad.
See for the newspaper's sake, its tons better. Times are changing, and everything is going digital; everything. 
I just see this as a way to being the first newspaper online that is just like the actual newspaper. You still have to buy it and whatnot, but everything is the same. Same lay out(altered if needed to fix problems since on internet), same stories, same everything. Minus the cost of everything? This could be a revolution. You could work from home and submit your story as if at the office, but digital. It still gets edited, and checked, and sent to the lay out person, etc. Then that days newspaper would be the main page of the web site. Plus you can see any issue you wanted by putting in the date. If you wanted to have an actual copy, just print it off.  Get what I am thinking?
The only downs fall would be that nobody would buy it? I mean since the actual paper went under, why would this one not? I mean it went under for a reason. People didn't like the stories? General ways of the paper? Or just aren't into papers anymore? 
It would be a chance, but I think it would be a good gamble. Journalists are going to have to start gambling in times like these since newspapers are not as popular.