Impact of Google

The impact of Google

1) Why has Google led to the decline of the newspaper industry?
Google has led to the decline of the newspaper industry because it is such a powerful well known search engine that allows you to gain information from many different sources worldwide. Google also allows the public to read newspapers online so the print industry has declined due to this. Google has made daily news accessible in many different ways so the newspaper isn't an essential for the public anymore, although it is still used to an extent with maybe the older generation but the decline is remaining and is bound to get worse as time goes by.
2) Do you personally think Google is to blame for newspapers closing and journalists losing their JOBS ? Why?

I do think Google plays a big role in the blame of the newspaper industry closing down and journalists losing their jobs. I strongly believe this because Google has made information and news more accessible giving links such as BBC.co.uk/news this has allowed the public to gain this information easily on the go and most importantly for free. This has made it much more convenient for people and has caused them to drift away from buying newspapers which has resulted in journalists losing their jobs because they aren't needed or valued as much due to new modern ways of seeking news.

3) Read the comments below the article. Pick one comment you agree with and one you disagree with and justify your opinions.

"Obviously, Google is not to blame. I don’t think it’s about blame. I think the Internet is incredibly poorly designed. Rather than being free, everything on it should cost something in order to compensate creators."

I completely disagree with this comment because I think that Google is to blame for the decline in the newspaper industry. Also, he stated that going on sites should cost money and the internet is 'poorly designed' which is absolutely false. This is because the reason for Google success and the internet's success in general is that it is convenient for the public meaning it is easily accessible and free. This makes it easy for the public to use however newspapers cost money which is the main reason people prefer online news rather than print.