JMJ

Newspapers' 'Near Death Spiral,' Courtesy Web 2.0

I am 57 y.o. and retired. Up until 2008 I subscribed to newspapers the last 30 years. Because of what I consider high cost subscriptions, I went to the internet for all my news, information and advertising. I have 3 daughters who will never subscribe to newspapers due to internet exposure. As for myself, I was receiving the newspaper 7 days a week, now my city newspaper is offering a 4 day plan I will probably go back to for a much reduced price. I know reduced rates are not the future for newspapers, and readers like me are not the future of newspapers survival. But I think we do represent a base that will contribute to newspaper survival for many more years to come. When I dropped my newspaper subscription in January 2008, my reason given was high cost of subscription. My reason for considering going back to the newspaper is reduced rates and my personal need for news and information offered in the newspaper. I know newspapers are not geared toward people my age, but never the less, I like walking out in the early morning, get my newspaper, can set and read it or take it with me to appointments and other places I go and still have reading material with me. Make of this what you will. But I will never totally give up reading the newspapers.