In an age of high-tech advancements in communications, printed newspapers often appear outdated even if they are published daily. Evening news on television is battling the same as radio produces on-the-spot delivery of 24-hour talk and news. The trendy gadgets provide immediate access to what’s happening now.
Then there is the internet and a myriad of social networks that are slick, quick and now include video footage and photos that make Dick Tracy’s futuristic, two-way, wristwatch radio seem obsolete.