People's way on delivering news have evolved through times; from the practice of oral tradition in the antediluvian era and the resonation of significant events by carving hieroglyphics on stonewalls in the ancient Egypt to the invention of the printing press machine in the 1800's, humankind has certainly made a stupendous progress in mass media. Upon came the dot-com era which revolutionized the way people are informed about events, news and happenings.
I opine that newspaper will never be passe and will not be fully eradicated, but will just adapt to having both online and paper version because lots of people still have the tendency to print hardcopies of the news article after downloading on the internet because it is easier and convenient to utilize and peruse than just reading it through the computer online. The newspaper, inter alia, is handy, ubiquitous and accessible compared to online news wherein you always need to carry a laptop with you to procure news and information online. Thieves love to steal laptops too, so who wants to carry it everywhere?
For people working or living oversease who want to keep abreast with the current affairs of their homeland, online news is a propitious method of getting to be well-informed on what's happening in their native country. In addition to that, on the environmental and ecological perspective, it is much practical to subscribe and read news on the web to preclude further dissipation of paper.
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Excellent point about how theft and laptops correlate. I agree that newspapers will continue to exist but more than likely it will be in electronic form.
I had never even thought about the theft part of having a carrying around a laptop. and the point you made about it is very true! hard copies are also always going to be needed and i agree that newspaper will never really completely go away. There is a chance that it could only be available online unless you print it out.
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If someone stole my newspaper i would not cry. If someone stole my laptop I would be sad. The reason laptops cost more than a newspaper is that newspapers only do one thing. Well they are also good for packaging and starting fires. But a laptop has a million and one uses. The least of which is a doorstop.
i think that the newspaper is going to go away as more and more people start thinking about saving the environment. The news companies online version of news will probably still be there.
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