Newspaper Publisher McClatchy cuts 1,600 Jobs

Newspaper Publisher McClatchy cuts 1,600 Jobs

By Michael Liedtke

What do you think will happen to the newspapers in the future? Where do you get your news? Why? Will you miss them if they are gone?

Because the Newspaper industry is getting hit hard with budget cuts, similar to numerous other industries in California, the price of the newspaper will continue to increase over the next few years and it will eventually cease to exist. There are many ways people can access the news, besides the Newspaper. There's always online news, the news is broadcasted on television throughout the day, in the morning hours the radio never fails to let the public know about the most recent updates. Thus, the newspaper is not a necessity and people will not waste their money on it.

My father realized this fact, about a year ago, therefore we do not receive the paper anymore. If something important comes out in the newspaper, such as a photo of me or an obituary notice we will purchase the paper for that day. Other than that, my family feels no need for the newspaper when we can watch World News and Local News on television plus the news in other specific areas online. The only thing I miss are the ads that would come out with the cute clothes, which I feel fine sacrificing if it saves my parents money. That's the way my Dad has always been, he believes in saving, he makes me put at least half of my check in the bank every pay day, and before the economy had this down turn he made me put all of my money in the bank which was later transferred to a mutual fund.

And I believe that this is what the rest of the country will begin to do; save their money. For some it's harder than others, but it seems necessary at a time like this. If this means cutting the newspaper from their lives then so be it, but no matter what happens our government needs to supply jobs for those who are laid off.