what are the top 3 reasons you still read a printed newspaper? (versus just reading online)
1. i read it on mass transit ny/nj
2. i subscribe to the wall street journal because trying to read their content online would melt my eyes
3. after looking at a computer all day, my eyes need a rest.
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Reading on paper:
1. I don't get interrupted (no incoming e-mail, instant messages, flashing ads, other open windows etc.)
2. Is faster (25% faster than on monitor, according to research) and reading comprehension increases.
3. Is more restful for the eyes
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Kate T
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1. Online you can then switch to other work activities easily, in print, you stay reading the newspaper
2. I identify the print with weekends and reading the non "latest news" sections - it is relaxing
3. You can rip out good cartoons and put them on the fridge or notice board for others to see
Robert B
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Hi Robert. Here are my reasons:
1. In print the ads are not flashing or waving at me.
2. When I disagree with a position article I can tear up the newspaper.
3. There is no comfortable way to lean back, cross one leg over the other and look sophisticated while squinting at a monitor.
There are only two reason anyone would want to read the local paper (San Francisco Chronicle) and thats the local news and the obituaries. Having grown up in San Francisco both are important, but other then that it is a very poor source of news at best.
Daniel J
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1) Computer keyboard gets sticky if I spill orange juice on it while eating breakfast.
2) Hard to keep computer screen steady while jogging on treadmill
3) Computer screen is ruined when I fill out crossword puzzle in ink
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1. Its convenient, cheap and can read at my own pace and time.
2. It has better editing, many things can be glanced at short time.
3. Good old habit. Enjoy the cartoons, headlines and editorials.
Dmitry P
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I don't.
Radio, TV, Internet.
1. Newspaper is my best companion with my morning coffee (Both fresh and Hot)
2. Eyes are relaxed reading the paper than the pc.
3. Any time flexibility and no dependancy on Electric power, broadband connections
4. Can enjoy playing SUDOKU and Crosswords whiel travelling.
Clarification added 10 months ago:
Spelling correction..
Pls read it as "while travelling"
1. Print for long, well-written journalism. Online for headline and single paragraph.
2. Print for journeys/commuting.
3. Print for when I want to relax on the sofa.
John G
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All great answers!
I am still old school when it comes to stuff like that even though I am constantly reading online.
One thing not mentioned but I still love the smell of a newspaper and having the tips of my fingers turned grey/black after reading a paper.
Mark D
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1. the moment. I like to read my paper in the morning while eating my breakfast. I don't want to start up a computer.
2. the articles. I use the internet to read short newsitems. I print the long ones to read at another moment. The newspaper doesn't have this problem.
3. the place. You can read a paper everywhere. In the garden, while waiting in the car, etc. It's far more flexibel then online.
When it is delivered for free in my front yard. Since the local tree-killer quit printing the TV schedule, we canceled our subscription.
I rarely read print newspapers, with the exception of my town's newspaper. I read it for the ads and coupons of local businesses.
1. I still enjoy and prefer reading something that I hold in my hands, as opposed to gazing at on a screen.
2. There is still the belief that what is in print is factual, whereas the web's credibility is still lacking in comparison, in my opinion.
3. Too many other distractions online, including within "articles".
Curt C
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The Newspaper publisher(s) keep delivering for free, even after repeated cancellations...
It is condensed and filtered compared to the web (infinite)
Nostalgia
1. The smell of the newspaper (it's also the reason I still read books rather than simply e-books)
2. As a journalist I never tire of seeing my printed articles in a portfolio. it seems to give weight to all the hard work in creating them. Having them online just seems s transient.
3. The crossword puzzles using a pen. Nothing like it!
