David Simon of "THE WIRE" TV show tells CNN's International Correspondent's host: "Cutting down trees and throwing them on doorsteps is antiquated and it has been for some time....."

He was talking about print newspapers, aka "snailpapers", and the future of the news industry, as it slowly changes from print to digital. Personal life


wikipedia notes: David Simon is married to Baltimore novelist and former Sun reporter Laura Lippman. He recently told CNN's International Correspondents show that the print newspaper, sometimes called a snailpaper by critics, is probably going to disappear soon, noting: "Cutting down trees and throwing them on doorsteps is antiquated and it has been for some time." Simon is also the uncle of Jason Simon, guitarist/vocalist for the psychedelic rock band Dead Meadow.[55]