Its been too long since I last picked up a news paper to actually read the news. In fact, the last newspaper I touched was laid down on the floor for my dog to go to the bathroom on. The signs are there, newspaper is on its way out and the internet has the undeniable upper hand.
Newspaper is dead to me. The year is 2009, and it's about time we upgrade considering how much ridiculous technology we have around us. Some might argue that the newspaper is more mobile than the internet..considering that people don't want to walk around with laptops and all that jazz. Regardless, one can bust out his or her Blackberry or iPhone and check the news, sports, weather or any other stupid thing they find to put in newspapers nowadays.
The internet is there whenever you need it, unlike newspapers. With the internet, news is updated, posted and twittered almost every minute of everyday. Newspaper can't give me that satisfaction or timeliness. The internet can sometimes lack credibility but it is the job of the knowledgeable reader to know where the information he or she reads comes from.
Newspaper WAS a part of our culture and used to be one of the only sources of credible media but now there are so many other ways to get the information you need. Sure people are going to lose there jobs, but that just comes with the changing of the times and economy. Greg Beato of Reason.com states that despite all the layoffs, buy-outs, and shutdowns that have afflicted the newspaper industry in the last year, there are still 46,700 newsroom employees working at the nation’s 1,411 dailies, according to the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ 2009 census. There is an upside, with the decline of print media, there will be an opening of new job opportunities in the ever expanding world wide web.
Overall, I feel the internet is in primed position to fully take over the news medium. It can broadcast or print and is being promoted through different forms of technology everyday. The newspaper doesn't stand much of a chance in this age of the technological revolution. It's time to say goodbye to the newspapers and hello to the future.
I completely agree that the internet will take over the newspaper as the main distributor of news. The world is moving much too fast and the newspaper doesn't seem like it can keep up with the overwhelming amount of news in today's society.
ReplyDeleteThe newspaper is also very expensive to produce and to purchase compared to the internet. The internet being technically "free" allows for people of lower income to have the capabilities to utilize its information much easier.
One factor which I think is important to understand is the relative ease of the internet and how everyone can essentially use it. Both older and young people are able to use the internet and find a wealth of information in just a few short clicks.
The title of your blog is correct in the fact that the newspaper is dying and without a large amount of help, it will soon fade into oblivion.