He is breathing his own fumes. This is a puff piece based on wishful thinking. What in the world is magical about paper and ink? It is a dying technology, just like scribes vs the printing press.
(Don't get me wrong - I'm a fossil who loves books. But I am a realist who embraces logic.)
Looking only at the Baltimore Sun as a viable source of truthful news; it only serves to provide the Baltimore street sweepers with a reason for employment. A large percentage of the Baltimore population does not read.