Newspapers are for the dogs

Apparently, this is the state of the news paper.

High school teacher Mark Franek says most of his students think that a newspaper is something you use to clean up after a dog or put beneath an open can of paint. "They get most of their news from the Internet or from cable shows such as John [sic] Stewart's The Daily Show." TIME FOR A LESSON FROM THE KIDS?: "Navigating simple websites presents a challenge," says Franek, who is in his mid-30s. "There is too much on-screen commotion, and I still click on things that can't be clicked. I much prefer newspapers that I can hold and fold - and occasionally save."

News really doesn't teach anything, contrary to popular opinion. What doesn John Stewart enlighten people about? Foolish beaurocrats and bumbling media whores. What have you learned? Nothing. Tv as a medium of education is slow. One chapter in a good history book can teach you more about modern day subjects than a thousand hours of John Stewart. The names change, but human nature remains the same and in understanding that, the principals of history and the news becomes simple comparison.