Happy Birthday NYT!

[alexiscartwheel]

I don't usually read the LJ "Writer's Block" questions, but I happened to see that today's was about The New York Times.

The New York Times was first published on this day in 1851. How important is print news to you? Does the internet render circulation obsolete, or will print never die?

Now, if I wanted to argue about print versus online periodicals, I could just go to class, so instead I offer you an "I am such a nerd" anecdote. Mom laughed at me when I told her this last night.

I get the NYT headlines e-mail every morning. Most days I read several news stories, and I follow the Opinion page religiously.

Sometimes, my internal calendar gets a little off, and I get confused about what day of the week it is. (Happens to the best of us.) This Tuesday I was perusing the NYT website and thought, "Oh, Maureen Dowd must be off this week." The next day I was expecting a column from Gail Collins and saw... Maureen Dowd? BECAUSE IT'S WEDNESDAY, STUPID. *facepalm*

Yes, I can tell what day it is by the NYT Opinion columnists.

Comments

[sagacious-c.livejournal.com]

I don't get the emails, but the NYT is the third online newspaper I check every morning (after the Washington Post and the Seattle PI). I like to look at the "most emailed" box, which pretty much keeps me up to date on the Opinion page. ;)

[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

I like the handy most e-mailed box, too! Gotta make sure I don't miss something important. My usual papers are NYT, Washington Post, and The Guardian (they actually have very comprehensive and interesting coverage of US politics). I don't bother with the Columbus Dispatch most of the time unless there's something particular to Ohio, because it's just not a very good paper.