Reader Response 1

 I first read a couple blogs from the Wired Journalist blog. One about how the future of print media depends on the youth in the industry and how the youth don’t really care if it fails. And another one about someone’s opinion on the steps the print media could take to improve its stance and sustainability. I read another from a different source from poynter online and found some similarities in them. I think that the first blog I read made a good point. It explained that people are relying on young journalist to revive the print media, but the young journalist are the ones with the least amount of experience, and they are also the ones that have been more influenced by technology. The other blog titled, My Humble Suggestion, talks about making print media more visually pleasing, and using the Internet in conjunction with newspapers to improve the industry. I think that the first blog was more on the right track. I believe that print media is on the outs. I don’t think that it can be revived, advertisers are making too many strides on the Internet and so are other forms of media. The last blog I read was called, The Platform: Reading newspapers on the Kindle, and was one man’s experience about when his morning paper was late and he went to his kindle to purchase it online. This article makes some good points, and I think that this one is more on point to the majority of people. The writer points out some great aspects of the online newspaper. Things that make it more appealing and what I believe make it steps above a regular print paper. Things like a brief description of all the articles, no advertisements just print, quick and easy navigation, once you download it you don’t need to be connected to the Internet anymore. The writer said that when he did finally receive his newspaper that it was more visually pleasing, but since when is the Internet not capable of making great photos, designs and art. I think that online newspapers are in some beginning stages and I think that eventually no matter what people think they will take over from print newspapers.