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Friday, February 17, 2006 12:00 AM

All the news stuff that's fit to print

Facing a slow death, newspapers are desperately trying to reach young readers with dumbed-down tabloids full of stories about Kobe, Britney and dental bling.
By Farhad Manjoo

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  • Thursday, February 16, 2006 08:45 PM

    Frankly, newspapers suck

    I lived in Atlanta for a long while. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution was written on a 6th grade level and not even a good 6th grade level, no, a mediocre 6th grade level. By contrast, I can (and do) read MSNBC, CNN, Salon, the BBC, the Observer, etc. on a daily basis. Why would I want to read a terribly written local paper when I could read something fairly well-written that I don't have to pay for? The only time I buy a newspaper is when I need packing material for moving.

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