Why Do Newspapers Continue on Another Page?
Why Do Newspapers Continue on Another Page? It was a typical Saturday morning in the Johnson household. The sun streamed through the kitchen window as the smell of bacon and pancakes filled the air. Tom, a ten-year-old boy with a curious mind, sat at the breakfast table, flipping through the morning newspaper his dad had just put down. Tom: “Hey, Dad, why do newspaper articles always jump to another page? It’s so annoying! I was reading about the baseball game, and now I have to find page A6.” His father, Mike, took a sip of his coffee and smiled. Mike: “That’s a good question, buddy. It’s not just to annoy you, I promise.” Tom: “Then why? Wouldn’t it be easier to just keep the whole story on one page?” Mike set his mug down and leaned forward, enjoying the chance to explain something new. Mike: “Well, newspapers have a limited amount of space on each page. They have to fit a lot of different stories and advertisements, so they can’t always put ...