state of play

I just finished watching State of Play.

The main theme was a political coverup that a local newspaper was trying to uncover. There were a lot of references to newspapers becoming a dying art and how hard it is to compete with real time blog blasts. Throughout the movie, the two main characters, Russell Crowe and Rachel McAdams, fought about how best to report news. Crowe had been a journalist for twenty years while McAdams was a twenty-something blogger.

However, when the story finally broke, both characters put down their guns and decided that when the public reads an important article, something that carries weight and meaning, they better get some ink on their fingers.

It made me think if newspaper ever completely go away, will we one day, turn around, and wish them back?