Blog Post #3

I remember the days of my childhood when I would read the comics in our daily newspaper. As I got older, my family cancelled our subscription to the paper and I realized that I could easily find the same comics on the newspapers website. But it wasn’t until recently that newspapers around the country have been forced to crumble because of its more advanced media competitors. The internet and television have more than exceeded the capabilities of the newspaper, and in return, we are seeing much less of what used to be the most popular media source. So, what do other media sources have that the newspaper cannot offer? For starters, the internet and television provide a speedy update on news. Breaking news that can be reported to the world in a matter of minutes, takes newspapers at least a day to report. Also, if you can receive news for free, why pay for it every month? Another factor that’s bringing newspapers down is the fact that they don’t give the reader as much information as television or an internet article would. For these reasons, most people no longer subscribe to newsprint and this is resulting in a slow but steady dwindle in the newspaper industry.