"Read all about it" was a catch phrase used by hawkers to sell newspapers on street corners in days gone by. The way things are going, we may have to read all about it electronically in the near future. I was dismayed to learn today that the Boston Globe is in absolutely awful financial shape. The Newark Star Ledger, Detroit Free Press, Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News, and Gannett's numerous publications are all treading on very thin ice too.
The Internet is a great source for news but I must tell you I still enjoy opening up a paper each morning and will sorely miss that if things get much worse. Where will all the unemployed newspaper workers go? This is very troubling to me as many have been in the industry since their school days and their skills will not transfer terribly well to other situations. Perhaps those of you who have stopped grabbing a paper can pick one up a few times per week to save an age old tradition and the livelihoods are hard working people!
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