I think it is pretty obvious how Internet news has affected print news. A recent article in the Business Journal gives the exact numbers on other southeast Wisconsin newspapers that have declined circulation. It is interesting to me that daily newspapers all over the country have focused their reporting online, yet have not figured out how to earn more money that way. I feel like newspapers rushed to develop useful, informative websites without really thinking about how it would affect their print sales. Internet news has allowed the public to obtain information immediately, rather than have to wait until the next morning when the newspaper is delivered. People who would have rushed to the front porch or newspaper box in the morning can now stay at their computer desk and learn about the presidential race, the terrible freeway accident, or other top stories as they develop. Internet news is not only immediate, it is also free. The daily Journal Sentinel is 75 cents, but the same stories, and even extended versions, are online for free. Another way print news has been affected is the number of jobs lost. With less demand for printed newspapers, fewer employees are needed to run the printing presses, manage the ink or assemble the newspapers. I think of this point because my landlord prints the Journal Sentinel and has been worried about his job security for the last few months. So Internet news has not only affected the readers, but also employees of printed newspapers.
Accuracy and credibility are issues with Internet news as well. In an online credibility survey posted on the Dallas News website, respondents said that they wanted news to be posted immediately and did not care if the story did not have all the details. This shows that people just want the facts of the story. But details make the story more interesting and credible, because they show that the reporter really knew what was going on.
I think the newspaper is important to our culture. My parents subscribed to the newspaper, so I read the front page and local sections every day growing up. I also stole the crossword puzzle. But I still buy the newspaper three or four times a week because I feel like the printed newspaper is more official and reliable than the online one. The reporters have more time to organize their stories and can get more information from sources, making the report more interesting. Sometimes online articles are so short, they feel like police blotters. This article from the Journal Sentinel feels like that to me—lackluster and impersonal. It does give the necessary facts, and you can understand the story, but it is just not satisfying for me.
Our culture would be different if newspapers disappeared. People would devour facts and not even care about the details (even more so than they do now). I feel like news would be less personal and emotional than it is now, because people can read a horrifying story, like the Fort Hood shooting, and click to the next story without really letting it sink in. If you read that story in the newspaper, it would sit on your table for the rest of the day, reminding you of the tragedy. Newspapers do seem old-fashioned, but I feel like our culture needs to relax, step away from the computer screen, and get ink stains on their fingertips from a printed newspaper.
There is no doubt that Internet news has impacted journalism and is ultimately leading to the demise of the printed newspaper. This decline is evident and has been widely reported, as is this article from the Washington Post. This switch from tangible to digital news has many implications for the citizens who follow the news. It has changed the way that news is recorded, written, portrayed, and, eventually, read by the public. It also causes some problems concerning the distinguishing between news sources and information that is credible and news sources and information that is crap.
Credible and well-respected news sources online still report on the same things. They still cover stories that have an impact on society and on their readers, that have to do with prominent people, that deal with conflict, and that contain events and happenings that are bizarre or unusual. However, there are changes made in some of the other traditional news values when it comes to online news. The issue of timeliness is major on the web. Because it’s so easy and fast to access an online news source or to add to one, information becomes outdated very quickly. This can be a good thing: readers following a story can receive the most up-to-date information at any given time. It can also pose a difficulty for the reporters: information is only accurate if it’s up to the second. Essentially, the deadline for an online reporter is always ‘right now.’
The fact that only the most current news is acceptable on a respected news source means that internet journalism comes with it’s own set of problems, just like print journalism does. With the increased immediacy of online journalism, reporters may often feel a lot of pressure to complete their work as fast as possible. However, this may lead to misreporting or incomplete stories in that the writers are rushing to produce digital copy. Also, the more intense time restraints also make it impossible for reporters to confirm with as many sources as a newspaper writer as to whether or not their information is accurate. This may make information biased because there is only one person’s word to go off of.
Another issue with Internet journalism is that it’s so easy for an amateur writer to publish his or her own news stories online. While some of these writers work hard to maintain professional journalistic standards, many to now. Often, these writers and bloggers insert their own opinions into what they’re writing or don not present information in the most accurate way. In addition, instead of having a screened section of the paper with letters to the editor, there are often open forums for comments in which anything can be said. Many don’t realize how important it is to fact check what is read on online news sources because not all websites are credible or accurate. This isn’t an issue that has often been had with newspapers as print news companies only hire competent journalists who generally have some sense of integrity and talent for the job. This cannot be said about many Internet journalists or bloggers.
Ever since the internet became a household utility, the print newspaper industry has been in trouble. With the internet in almost every household, and innumerable websites available, many have chosen to get their news online rather than ordering newspapers. The internet has caused a 7% drop in newspapers sales in the last year, while news websites have increased traffic by 10.5%. But the internet has changed much more for newspapers than just sales. Possibly the most prominent change that has happened to journalism is the immediacy of news. Internet news allows journalists to put up breaking news of a story nearly instantly. Newspapers, on the other hand, must wait until the next day to run the same story. This is one of the many reasons that online journalism has been on the rise, while print journalism is in a sharp decline. However, this immediacy also has its drawbacks.
While it is great to get breaking news immediately online, this also leads to problems regarding accuracy and credibility. News stories have a good tendency to change within the first few hours. Depending on whether the story changes just a bit, or takes a major turn, the accuracy of the story can greatly change. This is one of the redeeming qualities of newspapers--accuracy. Also, with the anonymity of the internet, it is hard to trust the credibility of many articles.
However even with the drawbacks, internet journalism is taking over. This is interesting, as it represents a major change in our culture. Newspapers have been a part of American culture for over three centuries. With newspapers declining so quickly, it is a definite possibility that they could soon disappear. While this is indeed significant to our culture, it is nothing that hasn't been experienced before. Newspapers will join the radio as the next form of media to nearly disappear. But as newspapers slowly fade, their content will continue to thrive, just through a different medium.
Statistics show that the top 100 newspaper websites are doing great on the internet. As they continue to adapt to the internet, these companies are adding video broadcasts, live video streams, as well as blogs to their sites. This is important for our democracy. As informed citizens of American, it is important for us to be educated about our nation. While the newspaper is on its last breaths, the citizens can breathe easily knowing that they can get the same information for free online. Newspapers may have been a great part of our culture, but their decline is a result of a more efficient form of media. The internet is a great tool for our democracy, and is nothing but an improvement for American journalism.
Years ago, it used to be that Newspapers were America's primary source of information. But ever since the invention of the internet, Newspapers have slowly began to loose their prominence. This is is because the internet has made it easier then ever for people to access information and news and the internet is where many people find out about a news story for the first time. For example, a year ago when I was still at U.W. Waukesha, I took a class in which the instructor asked the students the following question one day. "How many of you found out about 9/11 in the newspaper the next morning?" The answer? Zero. Not one student raised their hand. The she asked the question, "how many of you found out about it online?" The answer? All but three students in the whole class and those three students found out when they were watching TV. This begs the question, is this change to using the internet as our primary source of information a good thing?
To tell you the truth, I think that the internet being our primary source of information is actually a good thing. However we have to be careful about what is a credible source and what is not. This is probably the biggest difference between a newspaper and many online forms of news and journalism. A newspaper can always be taken as credible. But there are many online forms of news that a person has to be able to decipher whether it is credible or not themselves. For example, I have a website that I use for the purpose of college football analysis but it is not associated with anyone else except me. this means that I do not have to answer to anyone or be held accountable to anyone else.
http://s1.webstarts.com/12forheisman/index.html (There is not much here other than a couple of weekly lists I keep and one post)
Now I will tell you that I always look it up somewhere before I use a stat or a piece of information because I am just an honest person. But if you did not know me would you think of my website as credible source? Probably not, or at least you shouldn't. This is the way it is with many so called online "sources". They may look good but they are not necessarily guaranteed to be credible.
One thing that I think is really important and it shows that the companies that put out the newspapers are willing to adapt is concept of newspapers going online. In fact pretty much every notable newspaper in this nation is online. On these online newspaper sites there are areas of free content, but there are also areas such as the Packerplus section of the site where it costs $6.95 a month to view the articles. These pay to see areas also offer special content such as inside information about a team or player. There are also new articles every day in these sections, which is what many people want.
Overall, I think that eventually the print newspaper is going to die. But, I think that all newspapers are going to survive by using the internet as their main location.
I believe that eventually newspapers will fall to the internet. We're already seeing it, papers that have relied solely on print for hundreds of years, are now turning to the internet to get their news out. With technology at the forefront, many of today's print newspapers could become old news. The papers know this, and that is a contributing factor to the recent gain in internet profits. Many of us don't have time to go out and buy a newspaper. Or so we think. Instead, when we are bored at work, or in class, we simply go to cnn.com, or nytimes.com, or jsonline.com and we have hundreds of articles at our fingertips.
Having such a vast amount of information on hand 24/7 has both positive and negative effects I believe. The positive being that we can always find out what is going on in day-to-day news coverage, the negative is that we are almost given too much of an information overload. It's like that one Bing advertisement, which the people rambling things off that are related to one another because of "search overload." I think the same can be said for our constant need for the up-to-the-second information.
As newspaper sales continue to decline, online forms of papers will most likely thrive. My problem here is wondering how that will affect the media's ability to be relevant. I know this may seem shortsighted, as the majority of American's are very familiar with the internet, but there would be a large contingent of people who would be outraged at the fact that the couldn't pick up a daily paper on their way to work. I want to believe in the newspaper, I really do, but with so much of popular culture's focus on convenience, and the "I want it now mindset," I think it will eventually come to an end. But again, I would be more than glad to see me get proven wrong.
In the end only time will tell how the change in the way news is given to us will affect our society. We already see some of the affects, because people do not want to wait for 24 hours to read about the big event that happened the night previous. They want it immediately afterward. With that said, perhaps online papers will surpass those printed, but I can only hope that the printed papers stay alive, but right now, I am not so sure how realistic of an idea that is.
Newspapers are the first piece of mail that people receive when they wake up. They also are the first piece of news that their receivers read. Time has progressed technology to take over this morning ritual. Cell phones, Internet, television, and even the radio become the first to deliver breaking news before the next morning begins. Newspaper companies have created their own websites for users to visit for free. Technology is replacing our newspapers to deliver faster news.
Newspapers are ideal for those with time. On the other hand, the Internet is updated every second of every hour. With our progressively busy lifestyles, many do not have time. The Internet has become so convenient that news sites such as The New York Times and CNN even have newsvideos. This allows viewers to see current news casts at their leisure. Newspapers also cost money for a subscription. For a college student or somebody that is trying to make ends meet, spending money on a piece of paper that they don’t have time to read is not ideal. The Internet can be obtained at many work places, schools, and libraries for those who do not have it in their households. According to World Stats, 74.2% of North America have Internet usage.
There is no need to carry around a newspaper to work or to school. A computer or cell phone can be used to see the updated headlines. Cell phones receive internet connection along with a browser to go to a news website on the go. Applications that give the headline news can be downloaded directly to a cell phone. USA Today has put out an application that will keep users posted with current sport scores, weather, and headlines. It is easy to get the current, updated news with the reach of a cell phone.
The Internet is full of news. Users that are computer savvy are the ones who know credible sources from fake news. Blogging and website making has become easy for anybody to create their own news story. Schools even teach students how to search the Internet properly in order to obtain credible sources. Many domain providers, such as Tripod, have website creators. The creator makes it easy for the user to create a website without knowing any basic html. Credibility is an issue when it comes to Internet news. Official news websites keep articles in their database to obtain authenticity. The Internet has taken over newspapers in every aspect. Affordability and convenience of the Internet have now overpowered the morning ritual of getting the newspaper.
Ever since I can remember, my morning routine would consist of waking up, taking a shower, getting dressed, going to the kitchen to eat some breakfast and read the sports section of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. You always hear about how back in the day people would have paper routes as their first jobs, but now newspapers are becoming obsolete. What happened to the newspaper? In one word; technology. With today's internet on phones, laptops, etc., anyone can get breaking news as it happens, meaning that the need for day old news in newspapers is no longer needed.
People want to be as up to date as possible, and that is no longer the case for newspapers. Since 2000, newspaper subscribers have dropped significantly. Newspaper sales are at an all time low and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. As long asinternet revenue continues to climb, the younger generations will never turn towards seeing the need for newspaper. The younger generations are always in a hurry and only want to take time to read certain articles not the entire paper like people used to do. Another factor is that there are the same articles on theI Internet for free with no subscription needed..
Our culture is already changing as newspapers slowly become obsolete. Details are becoming less important and the outcome is all that people care about. There is no such thing as the full story anymore, because the general public wants to know a lot, but nothing in depth. The only reason people pay for newspapers is when a catastrophic event occurred and the entire nation is involved and interested in the story (Hurricane Katrina). Even Sunday newspaper sales are down, and that used to be the most purchased piece of news each week. That was when people used coupons, looked at ads for the best deals and wanted to see what was on tap for the week ahead.
What will happen in the future is anyone's guess. Most likely all newspapers will be either available only on the Internet, or be much thinner within the next 100 years. Even highly toted newspapers such as the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and L.A. Times will struggle to stay afloat. Technology is becoming more and more advanced and even those who spend time reading the newspaper can only continue to support it, but need to realize that eventually newspapers will become obsolete. I know I will still support the local newspaper, but I am only one of a few twenty-year-old's that probably read the newspaper on a daily basis.
With the rise of the technology age, the news paper is slowly leaving American everyday lives. With technologies such as the radio, television, and internet, newspapers are finding a decline in their readership. However, I feel the newspaper will always be America’s past time as it has so much history and credibility. People trust the reliability of the newspaper because they have built up the long reputation of being accurate. Newspaper writers check for reliable sources and use only selective opinions on topics. The writing that goes into newspapers is critical because there is limited space to provide us with news information.
Credible newspapers such as The Washington Post and The New York Times are losing some of their readers due to the quick timeliness of the internet. The internet can provide its readers with in depth news stories that may include videos, important sources, and updates as the stories are taking place. Newspapers can only provide us this information once a day. However, some believe that the newspaper is a symbol of our democracy and the internet also gives citizens the right to engage in news texts. The web is easily accessed and this can lead to problems with deciding whether or not a source is credible. Often times we look at sources that are credible newspapers and find their online website. But many articles on the internet are anonymously written, unlike reading in the newspaper.
Newspapers have also done their share to try to protect their legacy by trying to win over some of the readers they have lost. Years ago, college students engaged in the newspaper and these days it is seldom and this may be due to the cost. The internet is a free source and when used wisely can provide us with more information than you could hold in millions of newspapers. But, newspapers are trying to attract younger readers again simply by shifting their stories from political issues to lifestyle politics. Many younger people are more attracted to reading sensational stories or stories that are focused on entertainment and subjects that affect people’s everyday lives.
According to a source from The Economist , “They [newspapers] usually set the news agenda for the rest of the media. But in the rich world newspapers are now an endangered species.” A statement like this could suggest that the reason why newspapers are so little read is that they are looked at as an old source of media. They do not contain maybe all of the information we want to know about a particular subject. There are also not many people who do not have access to the internet because it has become so readily available in places such as schools and libraries. The importance of the newspaper is still present for journalism, and I think that people will always read the newspaper. But, the newspaper being such a powerful medium before the internet age may not receive nearly the readers it once had. In the world of technology where people want everything to be fast and easy, the internet has become the solution.
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ReplyDeleteI think it is pretty obvious how Internet news has affected print news. A recent article in the Business Journal gives the exact numbers on other southeast Wisconsin newspapers that have declined circulation. It is interesting to me that daily newspapers all over the country have focused their reporting online, yet have not figured out how to earn more money that way. I feel like newspapers rushed to develop useful, informative websites without really thinking about how it would affect their print sales. Internet news has allowed the public to obtain information immediately, rather than have to wait until the next morning when the newspaper is delivered. People who would have rushed to the front porch or newspaper box in the morning can now stay at their computer desk and learn about the presidential race, the terrible freeway accident, or other top stories as they develop. Internet news is not only immediate, it is also free. The daily Journal Sentinel is 75 cents, but the same stories, and even extended versions, are online for free. Another way print news has been affected is the number of jobs lost. With less demand for printed newspapers, fewer employees are needed to run the printing presses, manage the ink or assemble the newspapers. I think of this point because my landlord prints the Journal Sentinel and has been worried about his job security for the last few months. So Internet news has not only affected the readers, but also employees of printed newspapers.
ReplyDeleteAccuracy and credibility are issues with Internet news as well. In an online credibility survey posted on the Dallas News website, respondents said that they wanted news to be posted immediately and did not care if the story did not have all the details. This shows that people just want the facts of the story. But details make the story more interesting and credible, because they show that the reporter really knew what was going on.
I think the newspaper is important to our culture. My parents subscribed to the newspaper, so I read the front page and local sections every day growing up. I also stole the crossword puzzle. But I still buy the newspaper three or four times a week because I feel like the printed newspaper is more official and reliable than the online one. The reporters have more time to organize their stories and can get more information from sources, making the report more interesting. Sometimes online articles are so short, they feel like police blotters. This article from the Journal Sentinel feels like that to me—lackluster and impersonal. It does give the necessary facts, and you can understand the story, but it is just not satisfying for me.
Our culture would be different if newspapers disappeared. People would devour facts and not even care about the details (even more so than they do now). I feel like news would be less personal and emotional than it is now, because people can read a horrifying story, like the Fort Hood shooting, and click to the next story without really letting it sink in. If you read that story in the newspaper, it would sit on your table for the rest of the day, reminding you of the tragedy. Newspapers do seem old-fashioned, but I feel like our culture needs to relax, step away from the computer screen, and get ink stains on their fingertips from a printed newspaper.
There is no doubt that Internet news has impacted journalism and is ultimately leading to the demise of the printed newspaper. This decline is evident and has been widely reported, as is this article from the Washington Post. This switch from tangible to digital news has many implications for the citizens who follow the news. It has changed the way that news is recorded, written, portrayed, and, eventually, read by the public. It also causes some problems concerning the distinguishing between news sources and information that is credible and news sources and information that is crap.
ReplyDeleteCredible and well-respected news sources online still report on the same things. They still cover stories that have an impact on society and on their readers, that have to do with prominent people, that deal with conflict, and that contain events and happenings that are bizarre or unusual. However, there are changes made in some of the other traditional news values when it comes to online news. The issue of timeliness is major on the web. Because it’s so easy and fast to access an online news source or to add to one, information becomes outdated very quickly. This can be a good thing: readers following a story can receive the most up-to-date information at any given time. It can also pose a difficulty for the reporters: information is only accurate if it’s up to the second. Essentially, the deadline for an online reporter is always ‘right now.’
The fact that only the most current news is acceptable on a respected news source means that internet journalism comes with it’s own set of problems, just like print journalism does. With the increased immediacy of online journalism, reporters may often feel a lot of pressure to complete their work as fast as possible. However, this may lead to misreporting or incomplete stories in that the writers are rushing to produce digital copy. Also, the more intense time restraints also make it impossible for reporters to confirm with as many sources as a newspaper writer as to whether or not their information is accurate. This may make information biased because there is only one person’s word to go off of.
Another issue with Internet journalism is that it’s so easy for an amateur writer to publish his or her own news stories online. While some of these writers work hard to maintain professional journalistic standards, many to now. Often, these writers and bloggers insert their own opinions into what they’re writing or don not present information in the most accurate way. In addition, instead of having a screened section of the paper with letters to the editor, there are often open forums for comments in which anything can be said. Many don’t realize how important it is to fact check what is read on online news sources because not all websites are credible or accurate. This isn’t an issue that has often been had with newspapers as print news companies only hire competent journalists who generally have some sense of integrity and talent for the job. This cannot be said about many Internet journalists or bloggers.
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ReplyDeleteEver since the internet became a household utility, the print newspaper industry has been in trouble. With the internet in almost every household, and innumerable websites available, many have chosen to get their news online rather than ordering newspapers. The internet has caused a 7% drop in newspapers sales in the last year, while news websites have increased traffic by 10.5%. But the internet has changed much more for newspapers than just sales. Possibly the most prominent change that has happened to journalism is the immediacy of news. Internet news allows journalists to put up breaking news of a story nearly instantly. Newspapers, on the other hand, must wait until the next day to run the same story. This is one of the many reasons that online journalism has been on the rise, while print journalism is in a sharp decline. However, this immediacy also has its drawbacks.
ReplyDeleteWhile it is great to get breaking news immediately online, this also leads to problems regarding accuracy and credibility. News stories have a good tendency to change within the first few hours. Depending on whether the story changes just a bit, or takes a major turn, the accuracy of the story can greatly change. This is one of the redeeming qualities of newspapers--accuracy. Also, with the anonymity of the internet, it is hard to trust the credibility of many articles.
However even with the drawbacks, internet journalism is taking over. This is interesting, as it represents a major change in our culture. Newspapers have been a part of American culture for over three centuries. With newspapers declining so quickly, it is a definite possibility that they could soon disappear. While this is indeed significant to our culture, it is nothing that hasn't been experienced before. Newspapers will join the radio as the next form of media to nearly disappear. But as newspapers slowly fade, their content will continue to thrive, just through a different medium.
Statistics show that the top 100 newspaper websites are doing great on the internet. As they continue to adapt to the internet, these companies are adding video broadcasts, live video streams, as well as blogs to their sites. This is important for our democracy. As informed citizens of American, it is important for us to be educated about our nation. While the newspaper is on its last breaths, the citizens can breathe easily knowing that they can get the same information for free online. Newspapers may have been a great part of our culture, but their decline is a result of a more efficient form of media. The internet is a great tool for our democracy, and is nothing but an improvement for American journalism.
Years ago, it used to be that Newspapers were America's primary source of information. But ever since the invention of the internet, Newspapers have slowly began to loose their prominence. This is is because the internet has made it easier then ever for people to access information and news and the internet is where many people find out about a news story for the first time. For example, a year ago when I was still at U.W. Waukesha, I took a class in which the instructor asked the students the following question one day. "How many of you found out about 9/11 in the newspaper the next morning?" The answer? Zero. Not one student raised their hand. The she asked the question, "how many of you found out about it online?" The answer? All but three students in the whole class and those three students found out when they were watching TV. This begs the question, is this change to using the internet as our primary source of information a good thing?
ReplyDeleteTo tell you the truth, I think that the internet being our primary source of information is actually a good thing. However we have to be careful about what is a credible source and what is not. This is probably the biggest difference between a newspaper and many online forms of news and journalism. A newspaper can always be taken as credible. But there are many online forms of news that a person has to be able to decipher whether it is credible or not themselves. For example, I have a website that I use for the purpose of college football analysis but it is not associated with anyone else except me. this means that I do not have to answer to anyone or be held accountable to anyone else.
http://s1.webstarts.com/12forheisman/index.html
(There is not much here other than a couple of weekly lists I keep and one post)
Now I will tell you that I always look it up somewhere before I use a stat or a piece of information because I am just an honest person. But if you did not know me would you think of my website as credible source? Probably not, or at least you shouldn't. This is the way it is with many so called online "sources". They may look good but they are not necessarily guaranteed to be credible.
One thing that I think is really important and it shows that the companies that put out the newspapers are willing to adapt is concept of newspapers going online. In fact pretty much every notable newspaper in this nation is online. On these online newspaper sites there are areas of free content, but there are also areas such as the Packerplus section of the site where it costs $6.95 a month to view the articles. These pay to see areas also offer special content such as inside information about a team or player. There are also new articles every day in these sections, which is what many people want.
Overall, I think that eventually the print newspaper is going to die. But, I think that all newspapers are going to survive by using the internet as their main location.
I believe that eventually newspapers will fall to the internet. We're already seeing it, papers that have relied solely on print for hundreds of years, are now turning to the internet to get their news out. With technology at the forefront, many of today's print newspapers could become old news. The papers know this, and that is a contributing factor to the recent gain in internet profits. Many of us don't have time to go out and buy a newspaper. Or so we think. Instead, when we are bored at work, or in class, we simply go to cnn.com, or nytimes.com, or jsonline.com and we have hundreds of articles at our fingertips.
ReplyDeleteHaving such a vast amount of information on hand 24/7 has both positive and negative effects I believe. The positive being that we can always find out what is going on in day-to-day news coverage, the negative is that we are almost given too much of an information overload. It's like that one Bing advertisement, which the people rambling things off that are related to one another because of "search overload." I think the same can be said for our constant need for the up-to-the-second information.
As newspaper sales continue to decline, online forms of papers will most likely thrive. My problem here is wondering how that will affect the media's ability to be relevant. I know this may seem shortsighted, as the majority of American's are very familiar with the internet, but there would be a large contingent of people who would be outraged at the fact that the couldn't pick up a daily paper on their way to work. I want to believe in the newspaper, I really do, but with so much of popular culture's focus on convenience, and the "I want it now mindset," I think it will eventually come to an end. But again, I would be more than glad to see me get proven wrong.
In the end only time will tell how the change in the way news is given to us will affect our society. We already see some of the affects, because people do not want to wait for 24 hours to read about the big event that happened the night previous. They want it immediately afterward. With that said, perhaps online papers will surpass those printed, but I can only hope that the printed papers stay alive, but right now, I am not so sure how realistic of an idea that is.
Newspapers are the first piece of mail that people receive when they wake up. They also are the first piece of news that their receivers read. Time has progressed technology to take over this morning ritual. Cell phones, Internet, television, and even the radio become the first to deliver breaking news before the next morning begins. Newspaper companies have created their own websites for users to visit for free. Technology is replacing our newspapers to deliver faster news.
ReplyDeleteNewspapers are ideal for those with time. On the other hand, the Internet is updated every second of every hour. With our progressively busy lifestyles, many do not have time. The Internet has become so convenient that news sites such as The New York Times and CNN even have news videos. This allows viewers to see current news casts at their leisure. Newspapers also cost money for a subscription. For a college student or somebody that is trying to make ends meet, spending money on a piece of paper that they don’t have time to read is not ideal. The Internet can be obtained at many work places, schools, and libraries for those who do not have it in their households. According to World Stats, 74.2% of North America have Internet usage.
There is no need to carry around a newspaper to work or to school. A computer or cell phone can be used to see the updated headlines. Cell phones receive internet connection along with a browser to go to a news website on the go. Applications that give the headline news can be downloaded directly to a cell phone. USA Today has put out an application that will keep users posted with current sport scores, weather, and headlines. It is easy to get the current, updated news with the reach of a cell phone.
The Internet is full of news. Users that are computer savvy are the ones who know credible sources from fake news. Blogging and website making has become easy for anybody to create their own news story. Schools even teach students how to search the Internet properly in order to obtain credible sources. Many domain providers, such as Tripod, have website creators. The creator makes it easy for the user to create a website without knowing any basic html. Credibility is an issue when it comes to Internet news. Official news websites keep articles in their database to obtain authenticity. The Internet has taken over newspapers in every aspect. Affordability and convenience of the Internet have now overpowered the morning ritual of getting the newspaper.
Who Killed The Newspapers?
ReplyDeleteEver since I can remember, my morning routine would consist of waking up, taking a shower, getting dressed, going to the kitchen to eat some breakfast and read the sports section of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. You always hear about how back in the day people would have paper routes as their first jobs, but now newspapers are becoming obsolete. What happened to the newspaper? In one word; technology. With today's internet on phones, laptops, etc., anyone can get breaking news as it happens, meaning that the need for day old news in newspapers is no longer needed.
People want to be as up to date as possible, and that is no longer the case for newspapers. Since 2000, newspaper subscribers have dropped significantly. Newspaper sales are at an all time low and there seems to be no light at the end of the tunnel. As long asinternet revenue continues to climb, the younger generations will never turn towards seeing the need for newspaper. The younger generations are always in a hurry and only want to take time to read certain articles not the entire paper like people used to do. Another factor is that there are the same articles on theI
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Our culture is already changing as newspapers slowly become obsolete. Details are becoming less important and the outcome is all that people care about. There is no such thing as the full story anymore, because the general public wants to know a lot, but nothing in depth. The only reason people pay for newspapers is when a catastrophic event occurred and the entire nation is involved and interested in the story (Hurricane Katrina). Even Sunday newspaper sales are down, and that used to be the most purchased piece of news each week. That was when people used coupons, looked at ads for the best deals and wanted to see what was on tap for the week ahead.
What will happen in the future is anyone's guess. Most likely all newspapers will be either available only on the Internet, or be much thinner within the next 100 years. Even highly toted newspapers such as the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and L.A. Times will struggle to stay afloat. Technology is becoming more and more advanced and even those who spend time reading the newspaper can only continue to support it, but need to realize that eventually newspapers will become obsolete. I know I will still support the local newspaper, but I am only one of a few twenty-year-old's that probably read the newspaper on a daily basis.
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ReplyDeleteWith the rise of the technology age, the news paper is slowly leaving American everyday lives. With technologies such as the radio, television, and internet, newspapers are finding a decline in their readership. However, I feel the newspaper will always be America’s past time as it has so much history and credibility. People trust the reliability of the newspaper because they have built up the long reputation of being accurate. Newspaper writers check for reliable sources and use only selective opinions on topics. The writing that goes into newspapers is critical because there is limited space to provide us with news information.
ReplyDeleteCredible newspapers such as The Washington Post and The New York Times are losing some of their readers due to the quick timeliness of the internet. The internet can provide its readers with in depth news stories that may include videos, important sources, and updates as the stories are taking place. Newspapers can only provide us this information once a day. However, some believe that the newspaper is a symbol of our democracy and the internet also gives citizens the right to engage in news texts. The web is easily accessed and this can lead to problems with deciding whether or not a source is credible. Often times we look at sources that are credible newspapers and find their online website. But many articles on the internet are anonymously written, unlike reading in the newspaper.
Newspapers have also done their share to try to protect their legacy by trying to win over some of the readers they have lost. Years ago, college students engaged in the newspaper and these days it is seldom and this may be due to the cost. The internet is a free source and when used wisely can provide us with more information than you could hold in millions of newspapers. But, newspapers are trying to attract younger readers again simply by shifting their stories from political issues to lifestyle politics. Many younger people are more attracted to reading sensational stories or stories that are focused on entertainment and subjects that affect people’s everyday lives.
According to a source from The Economist , “They [newspapers] usually set the news agenda for the rest of the media. But in the rich world newspapers are now an endangered species.” A statement like this could suggest that the reason why newspapers are so little read is that they are looked at as an old source of media. They do not contain maybe all of the information we want to know about a particular subject. There are also not many people who do not have access to the internet because it has become so readily available in places such as schools and libraries. The importance of the newspaper is still present for journalism, and I think that people will always read the newspaper. But, the newspaper being such a powerful medium before the internet age may not receive nearly the readers it once had. In the world of technology where people want everything to be fast and easy, the internet has become the solution.