Comments on: News people and reading habits

By: schisenhall

schisenhall — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:34:31 +0000

NotDot — great suggestion on the garage sales. I’ve picked up books that way, too, and it’s a great idea. Same with browsing at a bookstore, which I can do for hours. I’m not good at having multiple books going at once, though, and good for you that you can do that. I tend to read one or two at a time and finish those before moving on. I read “Eat, Pray, Love” last month and thoroughly enjoyed it.

And Lonny, I agree that it’s disturbing when people say they don’t have time to read the paper. Staying in touch with news seems like the most fundamental reading we should do. I worry that the love of reading is diminishing with today’s lifestyle of being incessantly on the move.

By: LonnythePlumber

LonnythePlumber — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:41:48 +0000

It’s those that feel they no longer have time to read the morning paper that is concerning. That Brent D. Wistrom will now learn video, in addition to covering the city, county and school board, reveals the direction print is having to take.
Many feel they only have time for short headlines fast. Short stories easily allow the reader to mis- presume situations and make wrongheaded evaluations.

By: NotDorothy

NotDorothy — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 07:41:34 +0000

As a young journalist, I love books a lot. I’m often in the middle of five books at any given time. Currently, “Atonement,” “An Omnivore’s Dilemma” and “Eat, Pray, Love” are all within reach.

I would suggest going to a book store and pick up a few books that catch your eye, pop a squat in the coffee shop area and flip pages at leisure. Besides, you don’t have to buy any of them.

I would also suggest that reading can be an inexpensive hobby. Hit a garage sale and pick up a book that’s seen better days for 25 cents or stop by a used book shop. Amazon.com and Half.com have a wide variety for at a lower price and the books show up in your mailbox a few days later.