The Golden Age of Newsprint Collides With the Gilt Age of Internet News

摘要

Sitting in an economy-class seat on a United Airlines flight, I ducked for the third time as the gentleman next to me struggled to turn the page of his newspaper.rnWhile he was perusing the day's events, I was contemplating the unfortunate juxtaposition of two iconic forms-the oversized broadsheet newspaper and the undersized airline seat-and the current state of two industries in deep financial trouble.rnNews stories. Crosswords. Horoscopes. Book reviews. Political cartoons. Recipes. Ink-stained fingers. Papier mache. Stuffing sodden shoes.