{"id":13496,"date":"2022-11-15T09:25:47","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T09:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/?p=13496"},"modified":"2023-10-06T06:13:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:13:14","slug":"anyone-remember-newspapers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/anyone-remember-newspapers\/","title":{"rendered":"Anyone Remember Newspapers?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"13496\" class=\"elementor elementor-13496\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-051aa9d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"051aa9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6199531 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6199531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By: Renzo Guevara<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa3c2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa3c2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b6a41d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b6a41d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 13-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><b>Out with the old, in with the new, and what\u2019s new isn\u2019t even a tangible thing anymore. Newspapers are now relics of a bygone era as soon as online publishing became a thing. Do you even remember the last time you saw a newspaper stand? Exactly.<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0db2f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0db2f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"75v3m\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\" data-offset-key=\"el9gg-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6j1en\" data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"eavfq-0-0\">\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; text-align: center !important;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"6vjit\" data-offset-key=\"54ek1-0-0\"><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"e17rr-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"e17rr-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"e17rr-0-0\">I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m actually saying this but ~back in my day~ <\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-0-0\">I remember being excited for the Sunday newspaper so I can skip over to the comics and incoming movies section. Spider-man and <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gocomics.com\/calvinandhobbes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-1-0\">Calvin and Hobbes<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-2-1\">were definite highlights to read, and seeing those <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/opinion.inquirer.net\/category\/editorial-cartoon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-3-0\">editorial cartoons<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"dhkb8-4-0\"> that poke fun at the state of politics blew my mind as a kid (even though I didn\u2019t understand the *very* mature punchlines). Alternatively, convincing my parents to catch the next screening of whatever film had the coolest-looking poster in the print was an experience I never got bored of. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"48mt2-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"48mt2-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"48mt2-0-0\">Now that I\u2019m all grown up, having graduated college, and pursuing a career in writing, I\u2019m still the nerdy dude who is deeply fascinated with pop culture because of what newspapers showed me all those years ago. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"3p4vp-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"3p4vp-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"3p4vp-0-0\"><i><b>It just doesn\u2019t hit the same anymore.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"7oors-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"7oors-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"7oors-0-0\">Now, I\u2019m not one of those people who included the morning paper in their daily coffee routine. I\u2019m not that old. But it was fun to sit by my parents and wait for their snarky comments with every headline they pass. How else do you think I found out that *some* political slogans don\u2019t mean what they say? <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"acir7-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"acir7-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"acir7-0-0\">Nowadays, it\u2019s just sharing articles online. While yes, I agree that it is a much more efficient way to spread information since everyone has an electronic device. It also loses the weight newspapers give when it comes to the content you\u2019re seeing. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"7fe9t-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"7fe9t-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"7fe9t-0-0\">\u201cTruth is a point of view, but authenticity can&#8217;t be faked.\u201d &#8211; Peter Guber<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-0-0\">When something is being talked about in the newspaper, you know it was a big deal. <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/people.howstuffworks.com\/newspaper.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-1-0\">Before that paper can reach your hands<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-2-0\">, it had to go through multiple writers, editors, fact-checkers, and revisions. Today, some random joe can write about how medicine meant to de-worm a<\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/joshuacohen\/2021\/08\/29\/ivermectin-a-40-year-old-anti-parasitic-now-embedded-in-a-covid-19-culture-war\/?sh=520aea7ace09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-3-0\"> horse<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"cj920-4-1\">can help cure a pandemic-causing infectious disease and people will believe it just because the writer said \u201cdude trust me.\u201d <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"8gdu6-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"8gdu6-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"8gdu6-0-0\">Newspapers gave that sense of security with the information it was giving to the people. It was the gatekeeper of <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/15\/ivermectin-and-the-insanity-of-fake-news\/\">fake news<\/a> before it lived in our online news feeds rent-free. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"a98r5-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"a98r5-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"a98r5-0-0\">\u201cTechnology is a useful servant but a dangerous master.\u201d &#8211; Christian Lous Lange<\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"9iref-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"9iref-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9iref-0-0\">In the US back in 2020, no major newspaper circulated more than a million copies daily. This was the lowest it has ever been since 1940. Only 3% of the citizens get their daily news from print. 28% of daily newspapers have closed down which is a total of 488 publications in 50 years. These are all just in <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/letter.ly\/newspaper-statistics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9iref-1-0\">America alone<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"9iref-2-0\">. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"11vc-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"11vc-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"11vc-0-0\">The numbers don\u2019t lie, newspapers are disappearing and it\u2019s all because of what you\u2019re looking at right now. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"7hqu9-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"7hqu9-0-0\"><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/04\/20\/technology\/20green.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"7hqu9-0-0\">Paul Gillin<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"7hqu9-1-0\">, operator of the <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"http:\/\/newspaperdeathwatch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"7hqu9-2-0\">Web site Newspaper Death Watch<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"7hqu9-3-0\"> (a little bit on the nose don\u2019t you think?) says that \u201cIn an electronically mediated world, where frictionless access to information is the norm, the high fixed cost of print publishing makes the major metro newspaper business model unsustainable.\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"2dnfq-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"2dnfq-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"2dnfq-0-0\">Print fell out of fame, instant gratification is the new face of the game. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"frr1t-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"frr1t-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"frr1t-0-0\">It\u2019s just<\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/clubs.waketech.edu\/wake-review\/magazine\/creative-writing\/non-fiction\/the-decline-in-newspapers-a-closer-look-joseph-ahrens\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"frr1t-1-0\"> not profitable anymore<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"frr1t-2-0\">. People didn\u2019t have to pay and wait for a newspaper delivery when they can just boot up Google and search for whatever they wanted.<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"8q5jo-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"8q5jo-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"8q5jo-0-0\">Companies realized that their ads can be better seen on Facebook. Schmucks like me found out that clicking the upload button was a million times faster than mailing my piece to an editor and waiting 2 months for them to reply and say \u201cthis is cr*p.\u201d<\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"7qhrc-0-0\"><h2 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"7qhrc-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 24px; font-family: Georgia; font-weight: bold;\" data-offset-key=\"7qhrc-0-0\">Black and White <\/span><\/h2><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-0-0\">Newspapers thought they were <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DBo1mFKV2F0&amp;t=696s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-1-0\">invincible<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-2-0\">, but the<\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usnewsdeserts.com\/reports\/expanding-news-desert\/loss-of-local-news\/loss-newspapers-readers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-3-0\"> sign of the times<\/span><\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-4-1\">called for them to slowly evolve into a digital code. Sure, you can still consume well-written content in places such as <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-5-0\">Medium<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-6-0\">, <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-7-0\">Bloomberg<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-8-0\">, <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-9-0\">NYTimes<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-10-0\">, and <\/span><span style=\"position: relative;\"><a style=\"color: #1890ff; cursor: pointer; outline: none; transition-property: color; touch-action: manipulation;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rappler.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-11-0\">Rappler<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"c8ah2-12-0\">, but you can\u2019t deny the charm of receiving that roll of paper and seeing what\u2019s up with the world today. <\/span><\/div><\/div><div style=\"text-align: start;\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"a2kmq\" data-offset-key=\"ceork-0-0\"><div style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: inherit;\" data-offset-key=\"ceork-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-size: 18px; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ceork-0-0\">While there are still some out there that prefer print to give them their daily 411, millions more prefer to receive a digital newsletter. Yes, just like you. <\/span><\/div><h3 style=\"margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr; text-align: center;\" data-offset-key=\"ceork-0-0\"><span style=\"font-size: 21px;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-family: Poppins;\" data-offset-key=\"ceork-0-0\">ALSO READ: <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/2022\/11\/25\/a-cinematic-decline-the-rise-of-online-streaming-platforms\/\">A Cinematic Decline: The Rise of Online Streaming Platforms<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><i style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Poppins; white-space: pre-wrap;\">About M2<\/i><\/span><\/h3>\n<div style=\"color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.85); font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Inter, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Fira Sans', 'Droid Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap; margin: 1em 0px; position: relative; direction: ltr;\" data-offset-key=\"8v98e-0-0\"><span style=\"color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-family: Poppins; font-size: 16px;\" data-offset-key=\"8v98e-0-0\"><em>M2.0 Communications is a public relations company helping brands <a href=\"https:\/\/m2comms.com\/creatives\/\">creatively engage<\/a> their audience through data-driven narratives. 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