Newspapers are becoming a thing of the past. Now that there are so many different forms of media people no longer have to wait for the paper boy to toss the daily paper on their steps. You can make a comparison with newspapers and video games. Newspapers were a part of a generation that is now getting old just like any video game system, it has been upgraded. The internet, radio, and television are more upgraded forms of presenting the news to the public.
Although radio and television are a bit less delayed than the newspaper, the internet provides news almost the instance it happens. In relation to the newspaper, the internet not only provides traditional news on websites such as Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , one could also access specific interest websites such as ESPN and even blog sites to get a more opinionated view on the issues at hand.
The internet becoming one of the primary sources of daily news is good in a sense that it provides the news right away, but on the negative end those who do not have access to the internet or those people who simply do not understand the internet will be left out. This creates a generation gap between the old and the young, but also a gap between the technologically inclined and the good old fashion people who just want to read the paper and drink their morning coffee.
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ReplyDeleteI believe that newspapers may be out dated, but they will never become the past. The newspaper provides information that isn’t easily accessible online, such as local events. You can find almost all the news that happens across the world. But if you want to hear if a bill passed near you, your best bet is to look in the local section of the daily newspaper.
ReplyDeleteThis also brings about the point of who reads the newspapers. Many young people often refer to the newspaper as a middle-aged medium, according to Silverblatt. Which means that young people probably don’t rush to see the local section for property tax amendments. But as teenagers become middle-aged, the newspaper may become a more valuable medium to them.
I do disagree with a couple of your points. But I completely agree with your view of the Internet being an upgraded form of presenting the news to the public. As Silverblatt says, the newspaper audience is physically removed from the writer. So we can’t get the interactivity that we enjoy with the satisfaction of immediacy. However, online news gives us a story, and we have the ability to respond to it (for example blogs). Hence, becoming journalists of our own sort, and becoming a voice to be heard, something that may be a little easier than a letter to the editor.