News Online? Have your say

I heard today (01/27/2009) that Oregonian is going to stop paper delivery in Eugene OR. This is the second largest city in Oregon. This will obviously save quite a few trees but at the heart of the issue is "How are people going to take it?". Have your say on this.

My take on it: People developed a connection to Newspapers over the years. The new generation of people are quite adept with computers and know their way around and can find out why, what, where and how quickly enough. As for me I use both means to access latest news. But what about those old timers and those that are attached to newspapers? A sudden discontinuation of printed papers will have a tremendous impact on these people and could have unimaginable results. Will they completely ignore news and move on with life? or will they make an effort to learn how to operate a computer and start using them or will they get their daily dose of information from TV networks?. I feel there should be programs to train these people to use computers to find their way around. Without this a vast majority of people will be left in the dark which is not good for them and hence the society. Information is power and it is in everyone's best interest to have information made available to everyone at their convenient method. An effort should be made to acclimate them to another means of accessing information.