Don’t get hung up on paper

It is easy to get hung up on the paper part of newspapers. As a result, many who gather news from newspapers don t realize the source of their information because they are not reading something on paper. The important word is news. And the most trustworthy news comes from journalists, a class of First Amendment-inspired professionals that includes editors, writers and photographers contributing to thousands of titles all across America. They might be conveyed to you on paper. Or they might be coming from a social media feed, a podcast, a text, a speech at an event or a newsletter. The operative word is news. And the value is reliability. News from journalists didn t always arrive on ground wood newsprint. Ancient Rome had clarions. Colonial America had pamphlets. Early U.S. newspapers were printed on paper made of old rags. And, although paper made from spruce and pine trees has been the medium for much of our recent history, Americans have experimented with making newsp