Survival of the Fittest? Internet news vs. Newspapers

Having recently been made an employee of the Los Angeles Times, I've been confronted with the relevance of its survival to my own life. Brace yourself for a short article.

Newspapers have been slowly fading from the importance of daily U.S. life since the end of WWII. So is it doomed, and should it be doomed are two questions that I think are begged by such a notion. Of course, in attempting to answer these questions I strive to remove myself interests from the equation.

Is it doomed? No. I think the page has its place solidly secured in the heart of human civilization. But let's be fair: a defense of print isn't the same thing as a defense of the newspaper. This doesn't exclude it from being a factor though.

The stay of newspapers is assured for several reasons, really: 1. Assuming both are organized, without a specific spot of a text in mind, referenced by a specific word or grouping of words, 1 gigabyte of text is much faster to browse in paper print than it is on a screen; 2. Print reaches those areas where no computers are found, i.e. less technologically enabled regions can get their information as well; 3. because generally speaking, the newspaper still has the ability to do, in terms of quality assurances, what most of the internet is incapable of doing--this last one brings me to my next point.

The internet, as many already know, is filled with clutter, for lack of want for a more foul word. What this fact presents is a by-nature structuring of pros and cons for both the newspaper, and the internet.
By its nature, the internet is filled with information that's fast, easy, and cheap to come across/put out, yet this leads to a bottomless pit of networks, both good and bad to weave through.
Now although, newspapers are a bit slower, a bit less convenient to access (for those with computers: who are arguably leading the movement that degrades the newspapers), and waaaay more expensive to put out there/receive, the very sum of these facts suggests that we can rely more heavily on the production result of the newspaper more so than we can on the internet.

Okay, now the obvious truth is there are sooo many nuances to the scenario of Newspaper vs. Internet news that I can't, with the sanity of this article intact, cover accurately the reasons I am led to my conclusion. Also, this has been merely a reflection on the survival of the newspaper, but does not cover the quality of said format.

In a nutshell, I think the paper is here to stay because it's always going to be isolated in a medium where little "clutter" impedes on its quality.

Many Days DTC,

Dansid.