Do you buy the paper?

aido179

The GFs parents always pop out early on a Sunday to get the paper. I think we are all together too lazy in my household. Sometimes there isn't even a paper bought.

I think its a nice ritual but it's dying out with the intertubes.

Thoughts?

(any body under 25 regularly buy a paper on Sunday or any other day of the week?)

o1s1n

No. It's an absolute waste of paper and ink.

flutterflye

No, the only time I've ever bought a paper was to look for places to rent or cars to buy.

Mike 1972

Might occasionally buy one during the week but Sunday papers seem to be the preserve of older people and those with too much(/money) time on their hands.

o1s1n wrote: »

No. It's an absolute waste of paper and ink.

In a week my Mum will buy at least one sunday paper (despite moaning about what a pile of crap it is) two local rags and six daily papers. Dunno how anyone has the time, money or bin space for all that shyte.

foxyboxer

Pint of Plain and the Irish Times crossword. :cool:

Amirani

Yes.

alwaysadub

I buy 2 papers on a Sunday, love to just sit and relax flicking through them in front of the fire.

Oh, I'm not under 25 though.

cosmicfart

ya i still but the Herald

Sooopie

I love Sunday mornings with the papers!

charlietheminxx

Nope, not bothered!

Kylo Ren

Buy the Irish Times Monday-Friday, but my dad also reads it so it's handy.

Jess16

I don't have time to read a full newspaper on weekdays so I catch up by reading the Times from cover to cover each Sunday. I like to know what's going on in the world and it's something I will always do, regardless of all the technology in the world

FinnLizzy

Sligo Weekender on a Tuesday. Otherwise, I have After Hours to inform me of anything inportant, .

DontBanMe

Nope. Bunch of biased bulls**t and waste of paper!

Fishooks12

DontBanMe wrote: »

Nope. Bunch of biased bulls**t and waste of paper!

:rolleyes:

maxfresh

Used buy the mirror most days when i was younger ,but got sick of the rubbish tabloid journalism and the obsession with "celebs"

would probably buy the irish indo but at 2 euro its not worth it

the groutch

newspapers are only still in existence for the computer illiterates

RichieC

If ny tubes are down i buy the times

The J Stands for Jay

There's copies of the times and indo at work to read; and the web sorts out the weekends

Mycroft H

I buy the guardian sometimes....


Under 25...

Fishooks12

the groutch wrote: »

newspapers are only still in existence for the computer illiterates

I prefer having a paper in my hands rather than reading off a computer screen

mackg

My parents buy the paper everyday, without it they would have to find a new way to light the fire.

jester77

I read it online, guardian have a really good ipad app.
The only thing missing is the paper smell

Riesen_Meal

the groutch wrote: »

newspapers are only still in existence for the computer illiterates

I agree with the grouch, I can see paper media going the way of the record shop, no one will be arsed unless "there is an app for that" ....

In 5 years our grannies will be reading out of their i-pads/kindle/phone ....

(the way most of us younger generation consume media anyhow)

Print media will go back underground, and fall into the wrong hands... :P

jimmymal

used to try buy the irishtimes every day but cant afford it now.
find i dont really bother with it online any more, too much misery these last few years. do spend a lot of time on the guardian though.

Still, i would worry about the future of journalism, i read a while back that the guardian loses 150,00 pounds a week. i cant imagine how badly the irish papers are doing.

Jess16

o1s1n wrote: »

No. It's an absolute waste of paper and ink.

DontBanMe wrote: »

Nope. Bunch of biased bulls**t and waste of paper!

Every product in the world is biased by those pushing it. And how is it a waste of paper when it's in demand and used by people to read the news? Not everyone enjoys staring at a screen 24/7 and paper and ink is much more easily recycled than mobile phones, games consoles and mp3 players -yet no-one complains about the waste they create!

Snakeblood

Print is Dead
/Spengler

I get the Irish Times and the Guardian on my Kindle, pinko liberal that I am.

Chuck Stone

I only like to read stuff that affirms my worldview so I use the internet only.

TheCosmicFrog

Never. I get all my news from various websites and phone apps. TheJournal.ie is quite good.

LisaLee

If I'm off on a Sunday then I love buying the Sunday paper and snuggling up in bed and reading through them. Doesn't happen too often though...:(

I'm under 25.

Day to day, I read the headlines online.

BASHIR

RSS feeds and Google reader at work tbh, will read a paper left lying around if I'm bored and someone else buys it, but I don't and won't. Under 25 too.