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I am 56. I grew up with newspapers. To me, there was a certain urbane, sophisticated aspect to reading a newspaper. I consider myself highly informed, yet I will not watch one second of television news (unless, let us say there is a low speed chase of an ex-football star who has been implicated in the murder of his ex-wife). Television news controls what you are looking at. But it also requires visuals. It will not provide depth to any story. But, a newspaper, you can peruse. You can scan the sports, read the editorials, check out the big stories on the front page, or scan the oddball stories buried in the interior. Do the crossword, look at the funnies. (sigh), I am from another century on this. I mean I do not know a single person under thirty who reads a newspaper. And when they insist on publishing garbage, well, if a news organization lacks credibility, than they are worthless. I doubt there will even BE newspapers in twenty-five years, and I will mourn their passing, to some degree, but crap like the Times has pulled only serves to hasten their demise.