In today’s world of everything becoming digital, there is one medium that is still trying to stay with old school ways. This is the newspaper. Some say that print news is on its way out and that getting the news from the internet is now the way to go. Well I say that newspapers will stay around a long time because they are still important.
Some people read the newspaper because they like the idea of holding what they are reading in their hands and being able to turn the page. Besides it is a lot simpler to put down the paper and then to pick it up and resume reading. Getting back on the computer and bringing up the news takes a lot longer.
Also, say someone wants to look at movie listings. It is true that they can be found in the paper and on the internet. To look at the listings on the web however, this person would have to take the time to scroll before they can see the theatre they want to go to. The paper is a lot faster because on one page there are all the listings.
Advertisers still like the newspaper because they can choose how big or small their ads will be, so ads are more likely to be seen. The same add on the internet can be bypassed or it is common for people to exit out of the window they are in instead of having to view all the ads. This is why most of the time newspapers still make more money putting the news in print as to just having it on the web.
Additionally, there is still something to be said for walking into a store and seeing the headline on the paper. If the headline is of interest, you can buy the paper and instantly be able to read the story. This still seems easier than turning on the computer, getting on the web and finding the story you want to read about.
Newspapers have been around for hundreds of years now. They have played a very important role during wartime as they have reported both struggle and peace not only in the United States but around the world. And for generations they have been a part of politics and have had a hand in forming public opinion on just about every controversial subject in American history.
Newspapers are still strong and many still have very large circulations. Advertisers are still willing to use newspapers and people still buy them and have them delivered daily to their homes. Newspapers should be able to keep reporting the news in print form for years to come because of the service they provide and the form in which they provide it.