The newspaper industry is dying, and although people appear to be smarter when the read the newspaper, that has not been enough of a draw for me to join them. I get my news online. My computer has a box in the corner that constantly streams live feed from the MSNBC website. This box displays four titles at a time that constantly refresh, and if I am interested in one of them I will click it and read the paragraph summary that is displayed. If I am interested further, I will then click on the link which takes people to the MSNBC website and displays the full text article. This is really convinient because the titles are there all the time and if something shocking happens I am bound to see it. However, I do not have to sort through a bunch of space-filler stories when the news is dead--I can simply chose not to read those. News via the internet is quite convenient and much easier than sifting through a newspaper. Those things are so large I can barely hold them open, and when it comes to closing it, just forget it. It's a miserable experience for someone as OCD as I am--all of those pages bent unevenly and not fitting back into the bag the way they were intended to drives me nuts! In my opinion newspapers should be reserved for papier-mâché, not reading. Why else should we waste so much paper when the news can be read online?
While I can't say I don't agree with most of the things you said, there are definitely benefits to a printed newspaper. Maybe the convenience of online news is not really convenient at all. Having all the major stories grouped together makes sure you do not overlook something. Also, it ensures that readers get a full breadth of knowledge rather than just reading the stories/opinions that they are interested in.
ReplyDeleteYes, there might be some benefits to the newspaper, but I agree with your statements. I also believe the newspapers should not be helped by the government. Traditions regarding newspapers will be replaced by new traditions. Change is necessary for progression. I feel this dying industry will fail if not this year, then ten years down the road. Advancements in technology credit the change. News has become much more accessible through television, telephone, and online. The fact the newspaper is always going to have news a day late does not help its case either. These are my viewponits.
ReplyDeletei, like you, also get my news from the internet. when you brought up paper mache though suddenly i didnt want newspapers to die though. because without newspapers what will people paper mache with? paper mache with simple white paper just wouldnt be the same at all
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