Death of the Newspaper
Mel Fonollera, Blog Writer In classic crime novels where murder is involved, suspects would always point to a scapegoat. They would always say that the "Butler did it!" The newspaper is dying though slowly like arsenic poisoning. There would only be one suspect - "the internet" I always arrive at the office early morning at 6.00 am to beat the traffic rush hour. Upon reaching Makati, my place of work, I oftentimes go straight to Jollibee near the corner of Makati Avenue corner Jupiter Street. I prefer to eat breakfast at that fast food because they always have a complementary "Philippine Star" newspaper. I'm not worried that I'll run out of the newspaper to read because not many people are actually reading it. The newspapers just stays on the rack with only a few people, mostly mature diners, taking the time to read the newspapers. On some days. I'm the only one reading newspaper. Most of the diners are young people. Photo...