Newspaper History Lecture

A few classes ago we talked about the history of newspaper; the first newspaper, the first US newspaper, and so on and so forth. Previously I had pondered why newspapers were still around given all the technology that humans have at our fingertips such as cell phones and tablets, all of which can get news apps or websites. The answer to this question was given to me during the lecture: The older generations are who keep print newspapers alive. Older people grew up getting the newspaper and they just stuck with it either because they like reading it or they have always done it so they keep doing it. Now I wonder what will happen when my generation becomes the older generation? Will newspapers completely vanish into the shadow of news apps? We'll just have to wait and see.