It's due to our demographic, I guess. I stumble to the door after waking up to pick up my copy of The Vancouver Sun. For years and years we've had the paper delivered. Well before coming to Canada, subscribing to a paper was an ingrained habit.Now there's a lot of hand-wringing about the demise of the traditional daily newspaper. As the world continues to move online, they're beginning to 'go belly up' in certain markets. It's rather a shame as I enjoy unfolding something tactile while sipping my morning coffee. I like the fact editors decide on a little package of local and foreign information. They can set key aspects of the local agenda. I also like stumbling across something I might not search out. I read a lot of online news but it tends to match only my specific interests. A newspaper can bring a wider selection of the world and put it right in my hands.
In order to keep up with the times, the printed paper I subscribe to seems to be scrambling to adopt online practices. There seem to be fewer and fewer comprehensive articles. A load of tiny news snippets may have a place online but they simply don't make sense on a big broadsheet. A 12.5" x 22" page demands different formatting and content than a website. I hope the folks at The Vancouver Sun realize this, or they may lose another long-time subscriber.