Technological Advances are Causing The Extinction of Newspapers

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES ARE CAUSING THE EXTICTION OF NEWSPAPERS

The time is approaching us, the ever so popular daily newspaper is becoming almost extinct in a civilization that lacks a strong economy. It could be, perhaps, that people are simply not interested in national or international news anymore, and more concerned with what is happening in their society. Or, perchace, newspapers are merely an informational tool that is part of the past, or the "industrial age." Whatever the case is, technological advances and the accessibility of the Internet have together become the main reason elite newspaper companies are seeing a decrease in their profits.

The box office, The New York Times, and broadcast networks such as CNN are all facing problems as advances in technology increase. Now, someone can go onto the Internet and read the same information they would read in a newspaper. People rely on technology for almost everything, which is why newspapers are becoming virtually pointless, but WHY? Is it because people are lazy and don't have the time to flip through large papers? Or is it because people can't afford to suscribe to newspapers during this rough economical situation?

The reasons behind the near extinction of newspapers is a difficult question to answer, but there are a few reasons that are obvious. To print a newspaper is extremely expensive, but on top of that, newspapers require a large amount of staff and machines to construct and send out the paper. On the other hand, you have a computer or other technological devices that display the same information you read in a newspaper, for practically no price. It may be accessibility of the internet or the lack of interesting content in the newspapers, but either way, newspapers are in jeopardy.

Ashley J.