tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post2984487254905905042..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Thinking About a World Without NewspapersGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-62713547864644775872008-12-24T01:47:00.000-05:002008-12-24T01:47:00.000-05:00Stephen A. Smith went from the Philly Inquirer to ...Stephen A. Smith went from the Philly Inquirer to ESPN. As much as he doesn't appeal to me, I see this as the standard way of raising to the national level of news. Without local newspapers, where do the National Reporters come from? I'm sure Nationals would be fine, but the level of experience would be much less.<BR/><BR/>And, as a born and raised South Jersyian, a daily dose of the Phillies is extra important - Especially in a non-baseball state of KY.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380701359864913325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-37843324653062141592008-12-24T01:46:00.000-05:002008-12-24T01:46:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05380701359864913325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-79605030860067163272008-12-23T22:37:00.000-05:002008-12-23T22:37:00.000-05:00I have finally realized that although I like the r...I have finally realized that although I like the ritual of bringing in the morning paper (from the driveway--the carriers will no longer drop it on the front porch) and opening it up with a cup of coffee, I do not get any of the national news from it. By the time I open the paper I have already read all the national news on various websites and blogs. <BR/><BR/>I do get some local news that I'm not sure how I could get any other way though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-26016053121405730252008-12-23T18:12:00.000-05:002008-12-23T18:12:00.000-05:00And then I read the editorial page (my first stop)...And then I read the editorial page (my first stop) of the Philadelphia Inquirer with its liberal bias (not slant--bias) and its virulently anti-Christian editorial cartoonist, Tony Auth, and its stable of "citizens" who write letters to the editor (funny how the same ones appear over and over), and I think, who cares.<BR/><BR/>But pitchers and catchers report on February 14, and then the real value of a daily newspaper becomes apparent--gotta have the daily dose of the Phillies.Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02067844122370343813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-27488315935308466992008-12-23T10:12:00.000-05:002008-12-23T10:12:00.000-05:00Thinking about the future of newspapers makes me f...Thinking about the future of newspapers makes me feel like Sam in Lord of the Rings when the elves are sailing away forever, "I don't know why, but it makes me sad."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com