Newspapers used to be such a crucial part of how we, as society, received our news on the current events in the world. Over the past few years, it has been in question whether or not newspapers are going to be able to survive. In fact, Ted Turner predicted 30 years ago that newspapers would be completely obsolete in 10 years.
With all of the new technology that has emerged over the past few years, i.e. iPad, iPhone, it has become even more convenient just to receive our news through those devices versus having to go to the store and pick up a newspaper. Receiving your news through these sources, as well as the internet, has allowed up to not only look at the sections of the newspaper that we want to look at, but many applications are free.
Receiving our news through the internet is completely free, another reason why newspapers have been considered to be slowly dying out. The internet allows its user to go to which ever news source they choose whether it be the conservative side such as Fox News or the more liberal side such as CNN. As a society, we love having choices and having control over which news we receive.
The internet and new technology has allowed us to access news any time we want, when we want to access it. There are, however, certain people that still do enjoy the flipping of a newspaper page, the smell of the newspaper or some that simply do not wish to merge with the concept of new media. Whether or not newspapers are on the way to complete extinction is something that only time can tell.
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