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Hm. I really don't know about Australia. I shouldn't have generalized.
Though, I don't read newspapers at all, just the news from the web. My friends do the same. I think in about 20 years when people like me will be of the same age as the default target for newspapers, the share of newspapers might drastically decrease
Also, I don't remember my parents reading any newspapers in years, and if you ask me, they represent an average family perfectly
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We're kind of backwards down here, haha. The culture here has always considered the newspaper apart of its core DNA though I think, especially the Sunday paper.
But I would have to agree. Due to the advent of the internet, most likely in another generation, the newspapers will become a niche market if they continue at all. The news is at least a day old, especially now that they've discontinued the afternoon paper, and there's really very little sense of extended worth out of them. Something like a vinyl, however, even if it is very hipster-esque, will always have a place in the hearts and minds of those who appreciate them.
Although I do feel sorry for this one client I know who still gets the paper delivered everyday to collect his phantom comic strip. I don't know what he would do if the papers ever died, though I guess he could come here and wallow in self-pity like the rest of us.
Also, if there's anyone from Oddworld Inhabitants browsing, can you confirm or deny for all of us non-hipsters if there will be a digital release?
