While the death of the newspaper is sad news, it does not mean that individuals will not have access to important information.
The internet has become a large and vital part of people’s lives, and while the internet continues to grow, information becomes easier to access then ever before. Individuals are able to Google the internet for information that is most important and interesting to them. While the newspaper is about to become a thing of the past, all it means is that information is being transferred and dispersed through a larger venue.
Years ago an individual searching for information about Milwaukee, while living in California, would have had a tough time finding the information, but thanks to the internet, individuals who may have relocated can simply search www.jsonline.com and read local news.
The death of the newspaper is only inevitable, and as technology grows so to does society. Everything that had once been vital to our way of lives becomes a thing of the past. It should not be a shock to anyone that the most important news source available to our grandparents is being replaced by a more technological source.
The newspaper is dying, but not the information!
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This is a very interesting point to the extinction of newspapers and I believe it is a fact that people need to consider. Maybe, the near “death” of newspapers is not as big of a deal as we are making it out to seem because, like stated above, information is still accessible via the internet. The internet, for that matter, provides us with more information that a single newspaper could ever print. With that being said, I agree with the previous post, the information newspapers give out is all over the internet, and certainly in more depth, too.
ReplyDeleteCompared to 50 years ago, our societies have grown immensely and technology has changed a great deal. People can now access the internet, watch movies, and even see a live broadcast on some phones and iPods. It is for those reasons, and many more, that people around the world are becoming uninterested in sitting down for an hour and reading a newspaper. That doesn’t mean, though, that the information presented in the papers are dull, it just proves the fact that technological advances are taking over the old-fashion newspapers.
It is scary, yet fascinating to think of what new gadgets will replace the internet that we all use on a daily basis. Sadly, it is a sure fact that newspapers are becoming less and less vital in our everyday lives. The information in the papers is not the reason newspapers are becoming extinct, it is, perhaps, our weak economical situation and the increase in technological devices.
Ashley J.
Online news penetrates our culture more deeply each day and benefits users with accessibility, immediacy, and interactivity. However, as the Internet medium crowds out the newspaper industry, our society loses vital features that newspapers provide.
ReplyDeleteSince a newspaper contains a limited amount of paper, each issue’s news is selected very carefully and tries to cover diverse perspectives. Newspapers are famously credible and contain intricate investigative journalism. Although some may lean towards a particular ideology, their reporting comes from professional journalists who have formal training in the concepts of objectivity and truthfulness.
While the Internet gives users access to the information they find the most relevant and captivating, users who selectively search for news are likely to ignore significant news stories that are currently shaping our global, national, and local communities.
Online news can also be dangerous when users exclusively view blogs. Blogs are more opinionated, less formal, typically have mild to significant slants, and don’t under go pre-publication peer review. Blogs usually only link to other sources that convey equivalent ideologies. If users refuse to interact with news outside of their predisposed beliefs, they are likely to end up in information cocoons.
While the Internet is fast and user-friendly, it would be dangerous to completely dispose of the newspaper medium until we can adapt its positive journalistic characteristics into an online format.
Stephanie C.