The Pros and Cons of On-line Newspapers

Laura Finley states in her article “The Decline of Newspapers Is Bad for the US” that there has been quite a decline in newspapers in recent years. The cause of this decline is none other than our beloved internet. The biggest decline in newspapers was between October 2008 and March 2009. In this time period average newspaper sales decreased by 7.1 percent compared to the year prior. (14-15) Advertising revenues declined by an outstanding 30 percent in the first quarter of 2009! (15-16)

Now, with the advent of the internet greatly transforming the information-gathering sector, the newspaper industry is fighting a tough battle for profitability.

The Internet has had a significant impact on newspapers. The development of online communication has led to important transformations at an organizational level, The internet has involved changes in access, production and circulation of information. These changes are distinguished by the speed with which news reaches the reader, the low cost of distributing information and the opportunity to establish more direct contact and interaction with it's users. Because information is available to everyone, the Internet raises the bargaining power of customers, who can quickly find the lowest-cost provider on the web. The internet also raises the bargaining power over suppliers by reducing the

The internet is our modern source for news media; the importance of the newspaper has not only declined, it is in a sense, obsolete. We now turn to the internet for opinions, news, and entertainment. Even though the way in which we consume information (PBS) has changed, the importance of an unrestricted and watchful media has not changed. (Magleby, Light, & Nemacheck, 2010)

Since the United States of America were first established, the news media has had a large and important role in influencing the people. Even during the American Revolution, the press helped to shape the public opinion in favor of the patriotic agenda through newspapers and pamphlets. In the Early Republic, Broadsides became popular with the people and, in the Jacksonian Era, a more voters inclusive press, the “penny press”, and the Associated Press, using a new technology known as the telegraph, rose in popularity. But, more events along the way saw to the growth of the news media as we know it today.

In the following essays The Decline of Newspapers Is Bad for the US by Laura Finley and A Battle of the Brands: A Newspaper War in New Orleans by Roger Yu, you will learn why newspapers are imortant to the community. They mean more to people than what you might think, espically the elderly.

With the dramatic development in the technology of computers and communications, the entire world has certainly benefited a great deal, but the purchase price of computers might also be very expensive. Computer crimes are now becoming very serious problems that are costing as much as billions of dollars. Also, computer crimes are threatening the continuing future of communication, confidentiality, and even the integrity of businesses and organizations.

In the wave of information explosion appeared in 90’ last century, the channels to obtain information among people have apparently been diversified due to the rise of new media outlets through the medium of the Internet. Although some advantage of newspaper has been overshadowed by the excellent performance of new media, newspaper is actively adapting to social and economic transformation based on maintaining its existing advantages. For this reason, the essay will describe newspapers’ prospects and explore whether newspaper have been outdated in the globalised era.

Many industries are experiencing challenges in today’s economy. One industry that has experienced extreme challenges is the newspaper industry. Over the past decade, newspaper sales have been declining rapidly (Johnson, Goidel, & Climek, 2014). Many elements in today’s economy and social changes are responsible for these challenges. USA Today has worked hard to combat these challenges. Even though the circulation of newspapers has declined, USA Today’s hard work has allowed the company to have the largest print circulation (Ferrell, & Hartline, 2014).

There have been some controversies among the citizens of the United States as we enter the technological age and throw away some of our old stuff. One of these old things are newspapers. In today’s age, someone’s stance on newspapers may be completely different than someone else’s. Someone who grew up around newspapers may say they are completely relevant and need to be protected. Rather than, someone who grew up around the decline of newspapers may say that they are only killing the trees and mean nothing anymore; they are useless.

The age of newspapers has passed. Laura Finley’s “The Decline of Newspapers Is Bad for the US” asserts that without newspapers citizens are “deprived of information essential to understanding their world”. Newspapers are the source at which the world communicates and when they come to a cease, the information also ceases.

There are opportunities and challenges in today’s economy that have affected and still affecting USA Today. The internet has proving to be a challenge to the traditional newspaper. The Internet has introduced an interactive and accessible delivery platform than cannot be matched by a printed newspaper. Another challenge is Google and other non-conventional advertising businesses are tapping into the growing online advertising market. With such dramatic decreases in advertising revenue, newspapers have been forced to cut costs. And staffing was the first to go. “Of the top 25 newspapers in the United States, all posted declines in circulation except for The Wall Street Journal” (Arango, 2009). Readers want instant access to news. “Newspapers

The newspaper industry is undergoing a radical change in three primary areas caused by technology. First, the underlying two-sided business model is changing. With the Advent of internet, news content is easily and freely available from various sources but lacks quality journalism and credibility. Revenues from online advertising are not large enough to compensate for decline in revenues from print advertising & subscription. Newspaper industry is experiencing new realm of new content delivery and in process of understanding and establishing sustainable sources and

In 1760, The Boston News-Letter was the first newspaper to be continuously published in the United States. A 250-year legacy of printed news could not have lasted if it newspapers didn't not have it uses. Aside from the entertainment value, newspapers exist for the main purpose of bringing news of international, national, and local news to the doorsteps of the people. Without such frequent and stable form of communication, it would be difficult for any nation to call itself a free democracy. Today however, it cannot be expected that newsprint will last forever. Statistical data firmly suggests newspapers around the world are falling both in number and circulation. The past several years have been difficult for newspapers as other news

ABSTRACT An Internet survey of publishers and online editors found that growth of the Internet newspaper yielded a slightly negative effect on print newspapers’ circulation. The findings suggest that the smaller the newspaper, the larger effect the Internet newspapers had on the print newspapers. Small and medium-sized print newspapers showed obvious decreasing circulation since 1990 while the declining trend was not evident for large newspapers. The readership of the Internet newspaper had been considerably growing since