The advent of the Internet and other forms of media in the twenty first century has unquestionably brought about a metamorphosis in the way people seek knowledge and information. Newspapers, the one form of media which was once considered highly important, has now entered a state of significant and rapid decline in many places across the world. This has led to suggestions that newspaper will soon become a thing of the past. My way of thinking is that the death of newspaper is almost certain. Firstly, many people are against reading newspapers because the process of making it is not environmentally sustainable. Even though newspapers today are losing their readerships, a staggering number of trees are being cut down every day to produce them. On the other hand, using digital tools to disseminate knowledge does not necessitate cutting down trees, disrupting animal lives and certainly proves to be more environmentally friendly. Secondly, readers of newspapers are likely to receive out of date or incorrect information. The fact is that the process of making a newspaper is a long and complicated one, involving many stages such as writing, editing, printing and distribution. This means that by the time newspapers hit the shelves, there might be some changes to the events covered and it will already be too late to make any adjustments.
Nevertheless, some are skeptical about the view that newspapers will die out and their argument is that newspapers are a more reliable source of information than other types of media such as the Internet. However, the truth is that many journalists today display poor professionalism and low morality. Many do not think twice about writing incorrect information in order to increase the readership. This shows that the information in the newspapers is not any more trustworthy than on the Internet.
These points have strongly corroborated my view that the decline of newspapers is not overstated and there will be no place for newspapers in the near future.
The advent of the Internet and other forms of media in the twenty
first
century has
unquestionably
brought about a metamorphosis in the way
people
seek knowledge and
information
.
Newspapers
, the one form of media which was once considered
highly
important
, has
now
entered a state of significant and rapid decline in
many
places across the world. This has led to suggestions that
newspaper
will
soon
become a thing of the past. My way of thinking is that the death of
newspaper
is almost certain.
Firstly
,
many
people
are against reading
newspapers
because
the process of making it is not
environmentally
sustainable.
Even though
newspapers
today
are losing their readerships, a staggering number of trees are being
cut
down every day to produce them.
On the other hand
, using digital tools to disseminate knowledge does not necessitate cutting down trees, disrupting animal
lives
and
certainly
proves to be more
environmentally
friendly.
Secondly
, readers of
newspapers
are likely to receive out of date or incorrect
information
. The fact is that the process of making a
newspaper
is a long and complicated one, involving
many
stages such as writing, editing, printing and distribution. This means that by the time
newspapers
hit the shelves, there might be
some
changes
to the
events
covered and it will already be too late to
make
any adjustments.
Nevertheless
,
some
are skeptical about the view that
newspapers
will
die
out and their argument is that
newspapers
are a more reliable source of
information
than other types of media such as the Internet.
However
, the truth is that
many
journalists
today
display poor professionalism and low morality.
Many
do not
think
twice about writing incorrect
information
in order to increase the readership. This
shows
that the
information
in the
newspapers
is not
any more
trustworthy than on the Internet.
These points have
strongly
corroborated my view that the decline of
newspapers
is not overstated and there will be no place for
newspapers
in the near future.