The recent decline of newspapers is primarily due to substitution by other forms of journalism. Whether or not these are the same quality and accuracy is the real question. All forms of journalism have been accused of being inaccurate at times and now with the newspapers disappearing people are stepping out trying to find reasons why the newspaper holds some kind of higher value. The big difference here is time. Sources such as the internet and TV have instant access to our minds where as the newspaper takes around a day to reach us. A site I found a lot of information is located at
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyld=101237069
I have never liked newspapers though I can say that one thing that is useful about newspapers is that once something is said and printed, it can always be proven. On media outlets such as the internet, people can hack and change around words. More than often, when someone is reading an internet source, they have to wonder how credible it is whereas the newspapers hold an abundance of established writers. However, what it comes down to is that accessing news on the internet and TV is instant and for me, easier to read. so for many, they are going to take the convenient route
I do not believe that newspapers are going to affect our democracy. In fact I find it a bit appalling that we can say that a newspaper is what leads us to be better citizens. In this article by Adrian Monck
http://adrianmonck.com/2008/12/democracy-collapse-journalism-provide-political-information/">
she talks about how our faults have more to do with our democracy than our journalism which I found to be very interesting. In one view, newspapers are thought to be what makes us wiser voters and better educated about politics, but how can that be true when a larger percentage of the public has already stopped reading newspapers? Those who don’t read the newspaper wont care so much if its gone and the only reason it is even getting this much attention is because now it may disappear. A Pew Research Center poll released earlier this month shows that fewer than half of Americans "say that losing their local newspaper would hurt civic life in their community 'a lot. Moving ahead in our times means moving ahead in our technology and this is just another new adaption.
I have never liked newspapers though I can say that one thing that is useful about newspapers is that once something is said and printed, it can always be proven. On media outlets such as the internet, people can hack and change around words. More than often, when someone is reading an internet source, they have to wonder how credible it is whereas the newspapers hold an abundance of established writers. However, what it comes down to is that accessing news on the internet and TV is instant and for me, easier to read. so for many, they are going to take the convenient route
I do not believe that newspapers are going to affect our democracy. In fact I find it a bit appalling that we can say that a newspaper is what leads us to be better citizens. In this article by Adrian Monck
http://adrianmonck.com/2008/12/democracy-collapse-journalism-provide-political-information/">
she talks about how our faults have more to do with our democracy than our journalism which I found to be very interesting. In one view, newspapers are thought to be what makes us wiser voters and better educated about politics, but how can that be true when a larger percentage of the public has already stopped reading newspapers? Those who don’t read the newspaper wont care so much if its gone and the only reason it is even getting this much attention is because now it may disappear. A Pew Research Center poll released earlier this month shows that fewer than half of Americans "say that losing their local newspaper would hurt civic life in their community 'a lot. Moving ahead in our times means moving ahead in our technology and this is just another new adaption.
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