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Are newspapers and magazines a dying medium?

This day and age, the internet is able to deliver information far faster than any newspaper or magazine. Have these forms of print media lost their appeal? Are they a waste of paper and resources that contribute negatively to the environment?

View A

Newspapers and magazines are slowly dying out due to the increased use of the internet for the most up to date information. No newpaper or magazine could match the efficiency of the internet when it comes to immediate information exchange across the country and even the world.

View B

Newspapers and magazines provide more than just the latest news. They are a relaxing escape much like a good book only in a condensed version. Nothing beats taking some time to read the newspaper with a good cup of coffee in the morning.

8 comment(s) so far

Annet thinks: A agree to view B, as I find it more agreable to see the print on paper than looking at a screen. But I am willing to sacrifice this pleasure for the sake of the environment.

JBonnin thinks: The internet does cover much more information than a printed newspaper.

But still it is much more confortable to read a newspaper than the computer´s screen. Hence, reader ends reading more news and absorbing much more information through the paper than he would though the its´ electronic version.

The internet provides you very well the information you are seeking for, but not general information about what is happening in the world.

clo thinks: I enjoy nothing more than reading the morning paper while eating breakfast. it truly is a simple pleasure.

NicNiewart thinks: Just as you don't read a novel on the screen, you don't want to forgo the quaint pastime of struggling with a newspaper. The internet may be fast to deliver but it still has to have people to input the information in the first place. Newspapers have better journalists, and a better editorial focus and structure. Radio is actually fastest because the man on the spot can just call in live- he doesn't need to type in the report first like in TV and internet, and/or to go and get made up as in the case of television, he just says what he sees, and asks someone a question.

An example: travelling on the London underground: I checked the TFL website everything was wonderful- 20 minutes later- chaos on the District line that had been a problem for hours- nobody at the website had bothered to type it in- probably former BA employees.

Besides, admit it everybody: don't we just buy that newspaper because those nice people give us a free DVD?

newman42 thinks: I've seen that the internet version of a newspaper or magazine has beome more of a supplement and not a replacement for the medium. I don't think the need to have a form of portable reading material will go away any time soon especially considering the resources needed for electronics versions and the difficulty of reading on a computer or other type of screen.

abum96 thinks: I can't imagine the newspaper ever dying out. It is a way of life for many people to wake up to the paper to stay informed.

clo thinks: Although I'd prefer a physical newspaper, often when I don't have the time, I get my news from the internet. There's also a certain level of immediate information on the internet that you cannot get from a physical paper.

pg13gillespie thinks: Lest we forget, the most learned and interesting content online comes from newspaper and magazine journalists. My company is a content company that publishes a weekly magazine and maintains a companion web site. Newspapers and magazines won't die; they'll either morph into web-based companies or continue on as content delivery options for readers. TV was supposed to kill radio when it was introduced. Cable was supposed to kill broadcast TV. In the end, the people who examine the world and interpret it best through top-notch writing and reporting will prevail using the delivery mechanism preferred by the most consumers.