Nov 23 2008
November 5, 2008 Newspapers
The morning after Barack Obama claimed the presidency of the United States, at 10a.m., I went to the local Borders to find a copy of that day’s New York Times. Unfortunately, I could not find a New York Times or a Washington Post or any daily newspaper. They were all sold out. A stranger drove up to me and told me that he had driven around to all the local stores and that they were all sold out too.
A few days later I bought a commemorative copy of the Washington Post at the local Shoppers Warehouse for a $1.50. Recently, the Washington Post was selling their commemorative copy of the November 5 issue online for $9.95. You can also bid on copies of different national newspapers on eBay. The day after the election there were rumors of copies of the New York Times selling for $250 online.
As the decline of the newspaper industry worsens, the rush for the Obama Election Newspaper points the importance of print medium. People wanted a memento to remember this historical day and to show others in the future that they were around when it happened.