Newspapers Struggle to Get Readers to Accept Digital Editions
Ten years ago, we might have expected newspapers to switch from printed paper to all digital editions. Here's why they haven't.
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Ten years ago, we might have expected newspapers to switch from printed paper to all digital editions. Here's why they haven't.
Have you noticed a new tradition on the news every Friday? Suddenly male news anchors no longer wear ties...just because.
When NBC's Al Roker helped cover Hurricane Ida's landfall, Twitter users did what they do best: complain. But Roker wasn't having it.
Parts of the country, especially the southeast, are in the grips of a gas panic as people rush to fill their tanks. But who's at fault?
Oprah Winfrey's chat with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry brought in big ratings. But that Oprah interview accomplished a morning surprise!
If there's one thing people will remember the Trump presidency for, it's the accusations of 'fake news' against any reports he didn't like.
A recent survey by The Washington Post found the majority of Congressional Republicans won't say who won the 2020 presidential election.
My alma mater announced this week its student-run 'Daily Gamecock' will 'go dark' briefly to help students cope with 2020's mental stress.
After Tuesday night's debacle of a presidential debate, you can bet that, as the old saying goes, there'll be some changes made!
Recently, a story about missing children in Georgia became a controversy and an attack on the media. But it wasn't what some insisted it was.
More and more in our social media world, people are turning to the wrong place when they decide to report a crime. Their new 'first' choice makes no sense.
Recent murder cases — and the reaction to them — sparked a tasteless, tacky debate on social media. It's time people stop getting caught up in this crap.
During a recent visit from Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence, there was a somewhat unexpected controversy over her name.
The news service Reuters caught some flak on Friday over a coronavirus headline that made it look like Mike Pence was a patient.
A well-known Dallas sportscaster who's also known for his commentaries blasted media coverage of the death of NBA star Kobe Bryant.
In January, the Saturday print edition of The State newspaper in Columbia will come to an end, the publisher announced earlier this year.
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