I have to admit that I am probably to blame for the death of newspapers. I completely believe in the importance of their existence, but I have always had a secret hatred for the sheer structure and layout of the physical paper. Why the long pages? Why the awkward folding? Why must I read half an article, only to rifle through ten pages to read the conclusion? I hate that! And why so many macy's ads of ladies in bras? I hate that too.

I am however a complete and total NEWS JUNKIE. I was raised by two people that had KGO on the car radio at all times, even if its a repeated news reel. Not to mention that they would always watch the 12pm, the 5pm, the 6pm the world news, and again the 6:30pm local news. Did I mention that they'd also watch the 11pm news and Nightline. For real, I am not exaggerating. Oh, and I must also mention that they would also read the newspaper, daily, front to back. No joke. So, my world growing up was all about THE NEWS. Later in life with the introduction of cable news it only got worse. My mom's house is like MSNBC's western affiliate headquarters. Keith or Rachel or Chris, as she calls her buddies, are always on with their "Breaking News".

I prefer reading my news with the neat and tidy layout of Time magazine and others like it. They provide a comprehensive table of contents with page numbers so I can flip right to what I want to read. There is also a collection of news, both nation and world, a tid bit of celebrity teasers, and then some analysis on political matters, which is very helpful for digesting the heavy week of news. And I have to admit that I love their artistry and photography; always very striking and fitting.

The other outlet is definitely the websites for networks like CNN, BBC world news, and The Economist. If I ever I have time, I take real pleasure in reading Slate and Politico. I have a secret admiration for these Washington political writers, always imagining that I could one day write like they do. Their analysis is always so succinct and edgy, with relevance and importance to the issues affecting real laws, real judicial matters.

I send my best to the newspapers, but I'd be lying if I didn't say that I can easily see them vanishing very soon. I saw a very appropriate segment on my treasured CBS Sunday Morning show, that perfectly addresses the cycles on informational distribution, regarding bloggers, pamphleteers, newspapers etc. Check it out and get a new perspective on the sad idea of newspaper DEATH: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4901018n%3fsource=search_video