Did you get yours?

By Liz Tjaden

If you have been living under a rock for the past three days, you would have probably still heard about the outcome of the election. No matter what party lines you agree with, it can’t be denied that America made history Tuesday night.

However, newspaper stands also made a mark on history the next morning.

In class, we often talk about where people are getting their news and how they are using the media. From our discussions, we have concluded that although people like to use a newspaper to get caught up on current events, it is not always as popular as using an online version. Traditional newspaper can’t vie with the Internet and how convenient it is, the continuous updates that are available and how the stories are linked with video, audio and pictures.

However, the Internet may have just met its competition last Wednesday.

According to MSNBC.com newspapers announcing Barack Obama’s Presidential victory were flying off the shelves and major news companies had a hard time keeping up with the demand for copies. If buyers missed their opportunity to grab their own personal piece of history, eBay was at their rescue.

By Wednesday evening more than 800 sellers were offering copies for sale. Some bids were up to $400 by early Wednesday evening.

Looks like newspapers finally had their day. After taking an involuntary backseat to different forms of multi-media, people returned to the traditional and reliable source of pure paper and ink.