The future of newspapers
Read this article from the Economist on the future of newspapers.
On your blog, write a paragraph summarising the argument the article makes. Then answer the following question:
Do you agree with its view that it is ‘a cause for concern, but not for panic’?
"Philip Meyer calculates that the first quarter of 2043 will be the moment when newsprint dies in America as the last exhausted reader tosses aside the last crumpled edition."The article is a very interesting one and speaks about how newspapers are declining over the years and how sales have decreased causing 'the death' of newspapers. It also looks at how younger people are getting their news online from social media, online articles etc. One man names Philip Meyer made a prediction that by 2043 newspapers will completely die out and will not be used as a way of gaining global and local information. Instead news will be received through the online process which may include social media or news sites such as the BBC.
I completely agree with article in terms that this is a cause for concern but not necessarily for panic. This is because the traditional way of gaining news is through print and the fact that this is dying out is a concern. However I disagree on the other hand because technology is advancing and if there is an easier more convenient way of getting news then that should be the publics main focus. This was inevitable because everything was bound to advance over the years to make everything easier for people.
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