How to Print Online Articles to look like a Newspaper
"How can I just print out news articles from my favorite news station", you might be asking yourself? This is a challenging problem that media companies are not in favor of you accomplishing.
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So first off, why are other companies not letting you print the news? The quick answer - their website is designed for active engagement to sell ads. Because of this, news publishers do not prioritize easy printing, because printed ads are less trackable.
Maybe that stops them, but don't let that deter you!
There are perks to printing your news out. From my research these include
- Digital Minimalism - reducing your screen time to allow for other aspects of life
- Intentional reading - printing out a newspaper means that you are dedicating time to read, not just scroll to appease boredom
- Retention - Studies show that reading physical paper increases your memory of what you read
- Sharing and discussion - When you talk with friends, sometimes handing them an actual article can make for a better talking point
There are many challenges though when you print news articles. If you print the homepage of WallStreetJournal for instance, you will notice cluttered layouts, ads, navigation and sidebars. There will be inconsistent formatting that wastes paper for you. It'd probably be easier to copy paste articles to a Word docuement, but certainly cost more time and effort.
Paper Trail News is the solution to this conundrum. We make printing your newspaper easy again, to bring the joy of newspaper reading back to the digital age!
By pulling from many sources we aim to eliminate bias, by printing your articles you achieve a digital intentionalism, and by using our system you can once again intentionally read the news again. It seriously does make a huge difference.
Navigate to the Print News Page
In the top right of your screen you should see a "Print News" button. Clicking that will take you right to the newspaper screen.
You should see a sources tab so you can select which news sources you'd like to see.
There is also a Sudoku button to place a random sudoku puzzle in your paper. It's another great way to exercise your brain!
Time to Print
To print your newspaper simply click the "print Newspaper" button. You'll be taken to your print dialog screen.
Before printing your newspaper I think it important to toggle the "double sided" print to make sure you use less paper.
Finally, click print and enjoy a fresh off the press newspaper, curated just for you!
I like to fold mine in half when I read mine, maybe you do too?
Hopefully this post was informative for you and helped you to print your first newspaper with us! I hope it is the first of many to come! Thank you for supporting us, and as always...
Thanks for Reading,
Sean @ Paper Trail News
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