Of course not! Whatever said and done, newspapers are here to stay albeit with lesser mortals reading them. In this age of electronic media and internet (I myself am an IT guy), I agree that the faster news travels, more is the advantage for both deliverer and reader. However, if one sees the quality of reporting that online reports have compared to the print media, it can easily be seen that good old newspapers beat them all. Moreover, in a country like India, where more people are illiterate and below poverty line than the elite, affording even a TV is a life-time dream for the masses, let alone computers, hand-helds and what-not. The stark reality has to be understood by the authors and ground conditions better studied. What is relevant in the western world may entirely be opposite in the sub-continent and vise-versa. Other advantages offered by newspapers are timely editorials, research-based articles, etc and interactive pages (like crossword, Jumble, scrabble etc) to name only a few. On the lightr side, I can even take it to the toilet while waiting for u-know-what. Try and take a laptop and let anyone tell me it was an enjoyable time! Long live newspapers!
