Many metropolitan newspapers have lost circulation and some have shut down. My guess is that this is a resul of the rise of the internet. When people wake up in the morning, do they go buy a newspaper to get the breaking stories? No, they read their tickers on their home pages and even get text alerts about news. NY Times is almost completely online now! Online is simply easier. Plus, metro papers, as big as they think they are, are still localized papers. The New York Times will still cover the Jets. The L.A. Times will still cover the Chargers and some people want to see more than that.
I got a copy of the Salt Lake Tribune. The balance between hard news and soft news is pretty far off. Apparently, they enjoy the optimistic and fluffy side of journalism as opposed to what I like to call reality! Admittedly, section A of the paper is mostly devoted to hard news stories. The rest is just fluff.
This tells me that people care more for entertainment than real life. Granted, we are in a pretty crappy time right now, but the newspaper shouldn't be the outlet for emotional release. The newspaper should be where the facts are.
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