@maique I miss them living in a place where I can’t get hold of them. Digital isn’t the same. Though obviously I probably just grumble about the price.
@maique My favorite feature of printed newspapers is that there's an end to the news. I can read the news and move on. Also no video. Oh, and no comment sections :).
@maique Agree about pros and cons. But given the nature of today’s news, I prefer to read “yesterday’s news” now. Maybe soon I’ll be ready for today.
@maique I have always loved physical newspapers. One of the simple pleasures in life for me is a quiet spot, a good cup of coffee and a newspaper on my lap. One advantage of reading the words printed on paper is that the headline is usually written to inform while the online version is written to maximise controversy and hence feed the ad tech machine.
Even so, I’m down to buying one only at the weekend as the quality of journalism has declined. They no longer have the resources they need to invest in good journalism as ad revenues flow almost exclusively to Google and Facebook.
@maique I should have said is sometimes written and not is written. I also look at newspapers in other languages. You always learn something about the area or the culture even if you can’t read the language.
My interest in newspapers began thanks to a teacher I had in school a long time ago. From time to time, he would bring in a newspaper, pick an article and read it aloud and then would discuss it with the class. It opened my eyes a little to the world.
@maique @pratik @jack These are all amongst the reasons my only consistent news subscription is for The Economist, when I can afford it; weekly news has hardly any of the motivating factors to produce crap. They even make unsubscribing pretty easy.
With regard to the form factor, I've yet to settle on something I enjoy for digital; I don't like using my phone and have yet to own an iPad that is up to the challenge (I've only ever used the basic 9.7" model).
@simonwoods @maique @jack I find the iPad Mini the perfect reading device for digital content (news, articles, books, etc.)
@pratik I had been thinking about! Right now the main reason I've not tried is that I'd like to avoid having too many devices to manage, even if it runs super lightweight and just needs to be charged.
@simonwoods @maique Agreed! Just reading "The world this week" in The Economist each week is probably enough to keep abreast of nearly everything important going on, without a drop of toxic sauce.
@pratik I gave away my Mini and regret it. It was far and away the best digital reading device (other than a Kindle for books, which I still prefer).
@maique There was a time when I subscribed to multiple magazines. I couldn’t wait for the next issue to arrive.
Then digital became a thing. My wife continued subscribing to Sunset magazine, which I loved.
Recently I tried to read one. It felt strange. I can’t describe it any better than that.
