News Essay

Newspapers have been around since the 16^th century and has built itself up to be the source of information with everything that happens in the world. For hundreds and hundreds of years newspapers have remained basically the same in the way they function and how they deliver the news, however in todays society modern technology has changed the way we access the news on a day to day basis. Modern society is going to be the death of printed copies of newspapers.

Over the past few years various newspapers have either closed or filed for bankruptcy as they haven’t changed their business trend, meaning they continued to publish paper copies of news when customers weren’t buying them but rather views the news online. This competitive advantage allows people to receive faster, more up to date news without having to carry around a clunk of paper. This allows commuters to read on the go, in the rain and in tight areas such as the tube. However, this change in trend allows businesses to fund the printing of newspapers, providing for the more old-fashion customers.

This technological change isn’t all bad though. Online news has enticed more readers by presenting a variety of ways to present the media, rather than just texts and pictures on a page e.g. videos of interviews. This also adds more of an emotional effect to the story. Another positive that online news has come with is allowing viewers to comment underneath articles, giving more of an inside towards politics and outlining their opinions on stories. But where there’s a positive there’s always a negative and allowing people to comment causes arguments and conflict. One of the most recent discoveries is that screen time on cellular devices is taking over our everyday lives which can lead to physical damage such as eye strain and headaches/migraines, therefore having the hard copy would be more natural and put more pressure on the body to help potentially wind down and relax. The largest population to read 'hard' newspapers are citizens over the age of 65. Unfortunately, due to more recent technological advancements that generation have lacked to training and bringing up around these advancements and are unable to work/use them.

Most recent studies suggest that The Daily Mail had an overall decrease of 55% of printed papers during the start of the 21st century from the 1960's. Since then online newspapers were first published and have clearly been shown through recent years to be enjoyed and used worldwide.