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How long untill newspaper vanishes from our breakfast tables?

No doubt, the recent years had been though for print. Internet as a newsplattform is always available and updated and there seems to be no reason for buying newspaper anymore.. but will printed papers really die out?
It was barely 20 years ago, when the first newspapers went online, and it is no more then ten years ago, when the editors of leadings newspapers realized how threathful a new invention called „web 2.0“ actually was. It was the time when bloggers all over the world started to share their politcal experiences and opinions, when every internet user got a voice and when an user could download and share millions of information or photos for free.
There had been voices that claimed that print would vanish within years. Several newspapers died, and many others struggle untill today with sinking readership. There is one question stiring up the traditional journalism: Does the printed newspaper as we know it from our breakfast table even have a future? Most of the readers are not willing to pay money for information they can get for free in the internet. And there are more reasons: informations are always updated, they are always and everywhere available and, thanks to web 2.0, every user can comment or sent an article to his friends. Additionally, the author can link his article to other mediaplattforms such as youtube or twitter.
Compared to the printed newspaper, there are only few drawbacks left. Some people like the actual look and feel of a newspaper, the smell and the sensual experience. Others like it for tradition. This seems to be sentimental or nostalgic, however these are not longterm reasons to pay 2.50 for a newspaper every day.
The only true future of the print media lies in an added value, which is yet not ensured though. New photos, detailed articles (considering the average

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