News is a part of communication that informs people in different events happening whether locally or internationally. The two most common sources of news are newspapers and television. However, in many parts of the world, a limited number of children use these platforms as source of information due to increasing use of social media or internet and it became less appealing to younger generations.
In recent years, social media platform has increasingly become popular with young people. They opt to get the news from social media or internet websites because it is more accessible than buying news paper and waiting for television station to broadcast the news. Another possible reason is the way articles were written in the prints, it may be a little less engaging to this generation, and as a result they show lack of interests in traditional format.
There are strategies to encourage children to read newspaper. Firstly, schools can add a program for the students to read daily news from a local newspaper and let the student discuss the details of the news in class, in this way they will be able to practice reading a worthy news article. In addition, newspaper company and television networks should improve the way on presenting news or make different format that can satisfy and attract these young people, therefore children will be more interested to read newspaper and watch news on television.
Although, there is a decreased the number of young people that read newspaper and watch news on television around the globe because of other platforms, this can be resolved by making newspaper and news broadcast to be more fascinating and to make reading newspaper a daily habit.
News
is a part of communication that informs
people
in
different
events
happening whether
locally
or
internationally
. The two most common sources of
news
are
newspapers
and
television
.
However
, in
many
parts of the world, a limited number of children
use
these platforms as source of information due to increasing
use
of social media or internet and it became less appealing to younger generations.
In recent years, social media platform has
increasingly
become popular with young
people
. They opt to
get
the
news
from social media or internet websites
because
it is more accessible than buying
news paper
and waiting for
television
station to broadcast the
news
. Another possible reason is the way articles
were written
in the prints, it may be a
little
less engaging to this generation, and
as a result
they
show
lack of interests in traditional format.
There are strategies to encourage children to
read
newspaper
.
Firstly
, schools can
add
a program for the students to
read
daily
news
from a local
newspaper
and
let
the student discuss the
details
of the
news
in
class
, in this way they will be able to practice reading a worthy
news
article.
In addition
,
newspaper
company
and
television
networks should
improve
the way on presenting
news
or
make
different
format that can satisfy and attract these young
people
,
therefore
children will be more interested to
read
newspaper
and
watch
news
on television.
Although, there is a decreased the number of young
people
that
read
newspaper
and
watch
news
on
television
around the globe
because
of other platforms, this can
be resolved
by making
newspaper
and
news
broadcast to be more fascinating and to
make
reading
newspaper
a daily habit.