American Newspapers Going Down the Tubes

The bias in my area is definitely conservative. They're losing money because they don't do a good job of covering the news. As a former professional journalist, I know journalism is SUPPOSED to be unbiased at all costs, but that's no longer the case.

I agree. There are some papers I won't read anymore because they're so slanted to either the right or the left. I think another problem with the newspaper industry is the internet. When I first moved to Florida I used to read the Washington Post online because that had been my newspaper for years and I missed it. If it weren't for the internet I would have had to subscribe to it from here.

The Washington Post is notoriously conservative as well.

I definitely see your point about bias, but I have to agree with spalladino that the primary reason for the demise of the newspaper--which may, ironically, not be quite as dramatic as has been portrayed in the media--has to do with the rise of the Internet. More and more people are using the web and social networking to access information, and this is, to some people's minds, increasing the problems of bias and a lack of focus on media responsibility and media accuracy.

I have a discussion on this if you want to check it out--it's in my profile and is called New Media v. Old Media.:)

I am very interested in this topic and I appreciate you bringing it up!

Can't any news source be BIAS??? There was a time when the only source of news was newspapers. Newspapers flourished. Then came television. Now we have the internet. We can even get news on phones. The older people who had nothing except the newspaper, are dying out. Isn't it easier with a few clicks of the mouse to get all the news one could ever want>>FREE??? I know I never buy newspapers. Of course, there are still free ones that come in the mail and on the doorstep. Newspapers are going down because no one wants to pay for something they can get free.

i think newspapers only report as what they see happen in a country or events that happen. but of course that really turn people off from reading newspapers. as i don't buy newspapers often as i don't like picking up and reading a newspaper. it gets me so bored.

I think newspapers may be going down the tubes but not for your reasons. i think the internet is destroying all print items. newspapers, magazines, booklets etc. Why ad it in print when you can read it on the internet.

They have rapidly lost all their creditability. They forgot that they were supposed to report the news. I credit this downfall to President Obama. The instant they picked a side, they were no longer journalists. It is sad to see a once proud industry stoop so low. Well, they are paying for their mistake. Oh yeah, the internet has played a role.