Comments on: 5 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/ Technology is Fast, but Redemption is Slow Mon, 14 May 2012 23:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4306 John Dyer Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:11:47 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4306 David, Love that you stopped by and commented! I too love a good leftover paper at Starbucks. Both the community question and the ethics of consumption are huge issues that are hard to talk about well and I personally have a hard time following through on what I believe. David,
Love that you stopped by and commented! I too love a good leftover paper at Starbucks. Both the community question and the ethics of consumption are huge issues that are hard to talk about well and I personally have a hard time following through on what I believe.

]]> By: David http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4268 David Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:13:19 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4268 I actually enjoyed these comments as perspectives as much as I like the article. For one, I think you probably have addressed ad infinitum in previous posts but is it really loss to not be part of an online "community?" There are probably a lot of people with more meaningful habits than mine, but knowing about the newest PS3 model or gadget or even facebook post really isn't much of a community to me. Also, while I think it's great to read a lot of blogs, in my experience, blogs are usually responses to the news not the source of it. So why not consume at the source? In direct response to your post, I think there is actually an ethical/moral reason for reading the news from a newspaper in that you are supporting people who actually investigate and report the world around us rather than some aggregator website that pulls a news summary to an RSS feed. Similar to shopping at a farmer's market, buying localor even recycling, supporting your local newspaper enables your local community to function a little better even if in a small way. And to finish it off, I am huge internet news reader and rarely purchase the newspaper because of the expense and availability in my comment but man do I relish the leftover newspaper bin at Starbucks. It's a Sunday morning goldmine! I actually enjoyed these comments as perspectives as much as I like the article. For one, I think you probably have addressed ad infinitum in previous posts but is it really loss to not be part of an online “community?” There are probably a lot of people with more meaningful habits than mine, but knowing about the newest PS3 model or gadget or even facebook post really isn’t much of a community to me.

Also, while I think it’s great to read a lot of blogs, in my experience, blogs are usually responses to the news not the source of it. So why not consume at the source?

In direct response to your post, I think there is actually an ethical/moral reason for reading the news from a newspaper in that you are supporting people who actually investigate and report the world around us rather than some aggregator website that pulls a news summary to an RSS feed. Similar to shopping at a farmer’s market, buying localor even recycling, supporting your local newspaper enables your local community to function a little better even if in a small way.

And to finish it off, I am huge internet news reader and rarely purchase the newspaper because of the expense and availability in my comment but man do I relish the leftover newspaper bin at Starbucks. It’s a Sunday morning goldmine!

]]> By: Recommended Links for August 13th | Alex Gamela - Digital Media & Journalism http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4107 Recommended Links for August 13th | Alex Gamela - Digital Media & Journalism Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:07:07 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4107 [...] Gamela shared 5 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper | Don’t Eat The Fruit Back in June, I decided to try a little experiment in how I receive and read the news. My goal was [...] [...] Gamela shared 5 Things I Learned from Reading the Newspaper | Don’t Eat The Fruit Back in June, I decided to try a little experiment in how I receive and read the news. My goal was [...]

]]> By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4103 John Dyer Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:01:10 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4103 Thanks Nathan! Hope you make it to Dallas again soon. Thanks Nathan! Hope you make it to Dallas again soon.

]]> By: @mediapeople (Nathan Davis) http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4102 @mediapeople (Nathan Davis) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 13:12:54 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4102 Great stuff thanks again for posting. really enjoy your writing. Great stuff thanks again for posting. really enjoy your writing.

]]> By: Michael http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4024 Michael Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:31:04 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4024 Good thoughts. I gave up online news (but not blogs) this spring, and haven't looked back, but I find its temptations to acedia and hyperactivity particularly difficult to resist. I applaud your willingness to leave it for a season. I'm curious about your comment on Internet news' beautiful design, though. From my limited perusal the NYT is rather staid, but in Canada we have a few beautifully designed papers, and I've heard Europe is even better. Do you have no print news that looks good? I haven't forgotten your invitation to get in touch, btw - this summer's just been a killer. Good thoughts. I gave up online news (but not blogs) this spring, and haven’t looked back, but I find its temptations to acedia and hyperactivity particularly difficult to resist. I applaud your willingness to leave it for a season.

I’m curious about your comment on Internet news’ beautiful design, though. From my limited perusal the NYT is rather staid, but in Canada we have a few beautifully designed papers, and I’ve heard Europe is even better. Do you have no print news that looks good?

I haven’t forgotten your invitation to get in touch, btw – this summer’s just been a killer.

]]> By: Adam http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4020 Adam Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:46:38 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4020 Reminded me of this NYT article, "The Daily Me": http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/opinion/19kristof.html?_r=1 Maybe you saw it already. Reminded me of this NYT article, “The Daily Me”: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/19/opinion/19kristof.html?_r=1

Maybe you saw it already.

]]> By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4018 John Dyer Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:50:36 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4018 Glad you liked that :) Maybe you should just put that music and running post on your blog and put a counseling angle on it. Either way, I'll be glad to read it. Glad you liked that :) Maybe you should just put that music and running post on your blog and put a counseling angle on it. Either way, I’ll be glad to read it.

]]> By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4017 John Dyer Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:48:56 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4017 I would love to come to CWC, but my family already has something planned that weekend. Thanks for your kindness though! Regarding RSS, the balance seems to be in how quickly one wants to get to the content. When I don't check RSS every day, I tend to miss things and get in on the conversation a little late. But when I stay on top of things, I don't seem to get much done since I'm always checking. I feel like Einstein's observation that an object gets extremely heavy as it approaches the speed of light is true about us as we approach real time news. That said, I'm still using RSS a bit, just trying to stay a bit more disciplined and remind myself that "first post" is not a skill I want to cultivate. I would love to come to CWC, but my family already has something planned that weekend. Thanks for your kindness though!

Regarding RSS, the balance seems to be in how quickly one wants to get to the content. When I don’t check RSS every day, I tend to miss things and get in on the conversation a little late. But when I stay on top of things, I don’t seem to get much done since I’m always checking.

I feel like Einstein’s observation that an object gets extremely heavy as it approaches the speed of light is true about us as we approach real time news.

That said, I’m still using RSS a bit, just trying to stay a bit more disciplined and remind myself that “first post” is not a skill I want to cultivate.

]]> By: John Dyer http://donteatthefruit.com/2009/08/5-things-i-learned-from-reading-the-newspaper/#comment-4016 John Dyer Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:41:29 +0000 http://donteatthefruit.com/?p=294#comment-4016 Great to hear from you, Anthony! Great to hear from you, Anthony!

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