With cuts at The Washington Post and The New York Times the latest to hit the press, the death of old-school journalism has become old news. Ideas to save it are few and far between, though Maryland Senator Ben Cardin did pitch a nonprofit business model, and should be applauded for at least the effort.
But if news operations don't make their best effort to create a sustainable Web format, then the copy will come to a grinding halt. Sure, there may be some stalwarts that live longer lives, but the people who do want to stay informed and consume the news have computers to read it on.
And though I like getting ink on my fingers, I feel like you could find a good number in the country who don't really read to begin with. And lord knows, at least in my immediate vicinity, knowledge of current affairs is not really on the radar of a lot of folks.
Talk radio and the idiot box, that thing that provides a warm glow to all of our living rooms, probably don't help intellectual curiosity as much as they should either.
Anything that airs the game show "Hole in the Wall" shows the legions of brain dead have grown in this country. Although, jockeys vs. sumo wrestlers and tow truck drivers vs. female karate experts sounds mighty tempting.
But really, let's face it. Between failing schools and the language of texting, the death of the English language is looming. In which case, two thoughts come to mind: WTF and what time's Lancelot Link come on?
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