Nostalgia: Citizens talk about newspapers on iReport

Written for Editors Weblog on March 24, 2009 at 2:25 PM

CNN's iReport.com recently put up a new assignment topic called "are you a newspaper person". They're asking people to report on how the changes in the newspaper industry affect them, whether they read print or online, or if their local paper still exists. So far, 50 videos have been uploaded and 13 are on CNN.

There is a general feeling of nostalgia on the site with videos of dedication to favorite papers, raised glasses to the Seattle P-I, and questions about where they would be without that morning news and coffee. One user, davidjw, talked about the lost pleasure of cutting out coupons and photos. Another user JimMorrison1 talked about the magic of doing a crossword puzzle pen to paper.

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Source: iReport.com