CO 150 Chapter 2: Reading Notes-1
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Who killed the newspaper? from the economist. The author successfully achieves his goal to educate his newspaper reading audience about the decline in the popularity of the newspaper, which may not entirely be a bad thing. The author"s purpose in writing this article is to inform newspaper readers of all ages of the decline of the traditional newspaper. The author writes to make his audience aware of the alternative ways to get the same news in the modern age, as well as assure people that this isn"t entirely a bad thing. This article is written to those who read newspapers; whether that is the elderly, critics, advertisers, sports fans, or anyone interested in the traditional newspaper. The author uses a witty, comedic tone. The tone used in this article perfectly matches the message that the author is trying to convey. The author uses his joking tone to convince readers that this change in tradition isn"t something to be afraid of.
