Acquiring News
The Region 6 spring conference begins tomorrow as another article in the
New York Times focuses on how two generations access political information differently. Changing habits in news acquisition are being addressed at our regional and national conferences. Some may feel that the changes aren't being recognized as quickly as they should be. There are also concerns that the "black ink and cellulose" news days are numbered. Certainly there is handwriting on the wall that has to be recognized but the history of media (and transportation) has been that new forms do not
totally replace the old forms, they just add to the available options. I am among those who believe that (some) newspapers will still be with us in the decades ahead.