It's those very words above that back in the day, as one might say, were quite common to hear. A young boy would stand on the corner of his town, yelling Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Simply handing out the local news paper. Typically featureig articles, practically the same as recent times, such as the current election, a murder trial, or maybe a war.
News papers were a convient source of information for people to connect with what was going on in the world, simply because they were more accessible than a TV was or even perhaps even a radio. Times were tough and not everybody could afford one, but a newspaper was inexpensive, a dime a dozen.
As the years went on though people began going to stores to buy their paper or even had it delivered on a paper route. People were still trying to get on touch with the world, but got into lazy habits. Eventually TV became more popular, and more and more people could afford them. Why read when you could watch the TV?
Furthermore, the newspaper industry still holds its own and people continue to purchase it. But as people become busier they desire an easy way out. Now you can watch the news channel, listen to the news channel via radio, or go on the internet and read articles that interest you. The need to buy a newspaper is no longer a necessity, when there are so many other ways to access it.
Less and less people want to read the news the old fashioned way, and rather than purchase a whole paper. They will research what interests them. Slowly but surely the newspaper business is changing, but for good or bad, that's a question that only time can answer.
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