Newspapers dying, passengers don’t appear to be
At 8.26pm UK time today (Thursday, 15 January 2009) I was sat in my bedroom browsing the internet. Just round the corner, the Co-op was preparing to throw out today’s newspapers. It shuts at nine.
In New York City, it was 3.26pm. US Airways 1549 was taking off. Minutes later, it suffered some FOD – that’s foreign object damage, kids – thought to be a flock of birds ingested in the engine. It lost power, and ended up crashing into the Hudson.
All 148 passengers and five crew are thought to be alive and well.
I know this because of this article, found via my iGoogle about half an hour ago.
What will tomorrow’s newspapers say? Will they have the full story? Have they gone to print?
The real question, of course, is does it matter? My blog is reporting this news before it’s in newsprint. Little old me in Ipswich. With a silly blog and a Macbook and an internet connection.
Printed newspapers are dying a miserable death. If you needed it, this post is your evidence.