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| Written by GR Staff | |
| Friday, 16 November 2007 | |
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Dear Sir,
Caught your article about El Informador ... apart from freaking out at the use of the term methodicalness (which I had to look up to ensure that such a word actually exists, and apparently it does, although I think it shouldn't), I couldn't believe you so casually tossed off a line like: "... in a ritual that will surely become extinct sometime this century as digitally distributed news extinguishes printed copy." Surely you do not believe such a thing. The "paperless office" is now more papered than ever, thanks to the unwillingness of average folk to forego paper records in place of electronic. Most people feel compelled to print out their important emails, especially financial receipts, to file away in their folders in their cabinets, confident that having that paper makes them better, more organized and secure in the belief that they will be able to retrieve those records upon command. A book is still a handheld gift from somewhere above, and a newspaper, once read and finished, provides the reader with a satisfactory last fold and flourish that says to him and those nearby, "Once again, I have accomplished something important here." The more we are inundated with electronic text, the more we cherish the printed page. Mike Riley |
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