Response to "Internet Killed the Newspaper Star"

Not going to lie, I can't remember the last time I picked up a newspaper, other than bringing it from the mail box to the house. It's not necessarily that I don't have an interest in it, I wish I would open it more, the truth is, it just doesn't fit into my lifestyle. Growing up with the internet, it just seems like unnecessary work to open a newspaper and deal with the paper when I could just simply read it on the internet, which I'm bound to be on at least once a day. However, relying on the internet for news is no substitute for the newspaper.
Though many people would argue that the internet is much more convenient, it's true that you can use it virtually anytime, anywhere via technology, I believe there is a price we pay for avoiding the paper. When people use the internet for their information, they generally bypass things they are not interested in to directly link themselves with news stories of their interest. Avoiding these stories puts citizens at a disadvantage of missing coverage of prevalent current events. With the physical newspaper, you are directly confronted with these news topics; you are held accountable to face uncomfortable stories. Whether you read them or not, you are at least made aware of them and have the basic knowledge in mind; things you would miss simply searching on the internet.
If you think there are advertisements in the newspaper, just take a visit to any one news website. Advertisers swoon over internet news sources and often use unavoidable scrolling boxes that follow you down the page forcing you to be aware of it.
Besides the obnoxious advertising, the information citizens receive off the internet is often no more credible than what a high schooler could report to you. The internet, as well as many news websites, are littered with blogs. The problem with blogs is that they are mainly opinion and ranting versus actual reporting. They lack significance and act as uninformative commentary that provide no substance or knowledge on the news topic.
I'm not going to lie and say that I read the newspaper everyday, or ever, but it's not as if I'm not concerned for it's continuing demise. Technology is envitably going to attract the majority of society, however, as we shift our media context, we should also shift our way of thinking. Newspapers have held us accountable for decades, whereas the internet has allowed permission for corruption. Internet has not only killed the newspaper star, but also the integrity of news. As we go forth in our culture, it's our civic duty to preserve the honesty of news whether it lie in newspaper or via screen.