It isn’t the paper that people wont buy, it’s the content. Talented writers could print their articles on newpaper, in a blog, or on a box of Wheaties, and I would read them. The WaPo is so offensive and negative, that I refuse to consume it. Personally, I would love to have a good print newspaper. Sitting on the deck with a cup of coffee and the morning paper is one of life’s pleasures, but the WaPo has no redeeming qualities (my opinion!).
So, I sit on the deck with my laptop. Either way, I’m not consuming the WaPo.
You have a point. Newspapers and television are distribution systems instead of a manufacturing system that make a product. The only thing they put our are words and words are a commodity. They’re everywhere.