The printing press for years has been printing out our newspapers. However, people are reading printed newspapers less, because they know they could read the same articles online for free. Which brings up the question,is there really much need for printed newspapers?
I for one do like reading the newspaper on my own, but I don’t exactly enjoy having to pay for it, especially if I’m only going to read something once, and then throw it away.
Reading something I can actually hold, and focus is much simpler to me. When I read online I tend to get distracted easier, and find myself taking longer then usual to read the most casual articles. Also, I’m not a fan of staring at screens that I know can potentially harm my eyes if I stare at it for a lengthy amount of time.
For selfish reasons I’d much rather prefer the news to stay on paper, but for universal purposes, I guess it could be an advantage for most people.
I understand the reasoning of others that reading online is cheaper, and I see the positive side of this. With a subscription, you could look through various articles, and even go back to them.
On a broader scale online reading may also be beneficial because, paper itself is expensive. This is because the abundant supplies of wood that we have is in fact not abundant. Globally I guess it makes sense to save paper.
The fact of the matter however is that in the future newspapers won’t exist. Who knows how long it’ll take for newspapers to come to an end overall, but hopefully it’ll occur much later then sooner.