To what extent have newspaper become an outdated source of information? Consider this question in relation to other forms of media used today to communicate information in a globalised world
Newspaper is the source of information for every type of people. Traditionally, Newspaper is a medium of information and the tool for communication. People in every class have to absorb the knowledge and information from the newspaper to connect and have a discussion to other people, so they always buy the newspaper on the street to read and to be informed the news. In the 21st century, the world has been changed considerably; as a result of it, newspaper is becoming less popular than in the past. Access to the news through other types of media such
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Thirdly, the relationship between GDP and newspaper advertising expenditure is weakening that may lead the newspapers revenue growth to be needed for sustainability. The several choices of more media were able to lead the readers to choose other form of media for their informational needs. This trend is seen in the fact that in 1950,356 persons out of 1000 in the United States received a newspaper but only 198 did so in 2000 which can affect the decrease in advertising rates. Also, there is an example in figure18 which can be illustrated that the classified advertising category is highly concerned and it was expected that there is a decline in a year to come, if newspaper cannot stem the flow of classified expenditure to the Internet.
In conclusion, new technologies nowadays have a negative impact on newspaper. It can be said that newspaper will become outdated in next future because it would be more convenient and easy to use other media such as Internet television and radio instead of using newspaper. New media can help people access the information and find the source faster than reading a newspaper. However, by comparison to other industry, newspaper has had long cycle. Therefore, newspaper could find the way out to increase the growth of revenue for sustainability. (930 words)
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Robert G.P (2008) Shifts in newspaper advertising expenditure and their
Before newspapers, handwritten news sheets were used (Stephens, n.d.). After the creation of the printing press, the news sheets were then printed on papers which was later called newspapers (Stephens, n.d.). The accuracy and efficiency of the printing press enabled more publishers to use the printing press (Arthur, 2004). Newspapers could then be more widely produced. The ability of mass production of the printing press gave ease in spreading information rapidly to different places (Jeffrey, 2001). This led to a wider use of newspapers. This ability also allowed the newspaper to not easily be corrupted or destroyed since there were so many copies available (Jeffery, 2001). The creation of newspapers allowed the public to gain more knowledge about what was happening in other parts of the world. It also allowed citizens to voice their disagreements with the government. The newspaper was a form of communication that let the voice of citizens be heard (Quinn, 2017). Without the printing press, newspaper would not have emerged and could not have been as widely produced as it was. The creation of newspapers was only possible because of the printing press (Quinn,
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