Does Anyone Still Read the Newspaper?
When I was a high school student, I had a subscription to the Boston Globe newspaper. I think it did a great job for my English comprehension, in addition to learning about a whole new world outside of my little suburban town outside of Boston.
With those rosy-colored glasses on, I returned to Boston 11 years later and made a point to subscribe to the Boston Globe. Well, I can honestly say, what the hell has happened with newspapers today? Is it my youthful naivete or has my newspaper really gone downhill? A similar phenomenon happened when I had a subscription to the Raleigh News and Observer; back then I attributed it to a different writing style, but now I think all newspapers have gone down the toilet. The articles I see on the front page makes me feel like I'm reading a tabloid.
Does anyone else still read the newspaper? Does anyone feel the same way I do? I am thinking of canceling my subscription to the Boston Globe and reading the New York Times. I figure the way things are going, this equation holds true:
2009 NY Times = 1996 Boston Globe
2009 Boston Globe = 1996 People Magazine
2009 People Magazine = ?
With those rosy-colored glasses on, I returned to Boston 11 years later and made a point to subscribe to the Boston Globe. Well, I can honestly say, what the hell has happened with newspapers today? Is it my youthful naivete or has my newspaper really gone downhill? A similar phenomenon happened when I had a subscription to the Raleigh News and Observer; back then I attributed it to a different writing style, but now I think all newspapers have gone down the toilet. The articles I see on the front page makes me feel like I'm reading a tabloid.
Does anyone else still read the newspaper? Does anyone feel the same way I do? I am thinking of canceling my subscription to the Boston Globe and reading the New York Times. I figure the way things are going, this equation holds true:
2009 NY Times = 1996 Boston Globe
2009 Boston Globe = 1996 People Magazine
2009 People Magazine = ?