Newspaper – Advantages and Disadvantages

Last Updated on March 19, 2019

Newspaper – Advantages and Disadvantages :

  • Newspapers are rich sources of information
  • Lot of people rely on newspapers for learning current affairs and World happenings
  • Newspaper reading as a habit is very good for everyone
  • Any news that reaches via information is late
  • In today’s world, internet and televisions are taking over the place of newspapers

Newspaper – Advantages and Disadvantages : (Short Essay)

Newspapers are easily available source of information which has been a practice since many years. We can get newspapers to update ourselves on various running issues and news all across the world. Newspapers are handy; since they are made out of papers they are ecofriendly and easy to recycle. If we read newspaper regularly we can see our vocabulary and grammar increasing very well. But at the same time, in the current trend and fast moving getting a news the next day or in the evening is too late for a reader. There are faster connections like Television, Internet, Radio and mobile applications that can communicate news in seconds.

Newspaper – Advantages and Disadvantages : (Brief Essay)

Staying updated on important happenings and current affairs on a regular basis is very important.

Newspaper is one good way to learn daily trends. Newspaper is one of the cheapest and easiest source to information. We can easily get get newspapers to our doorsteps and read them. Newspapers are handy and we can carry them anywhere. Various news – country wise, issue wise and field wise – are available in neat and separated pages for the reader’s convenience. In a newspaper we can see Weather report, Sports News, Local News, World News and much more.

Newspapers also let people/companies to post advertisements. Since newspapers are read by large mass in any country, the advertisements reach more number of people. Newspapers are available under various brands and different languages. We can pick the one that is suitable for us and easy to understand. Many newspapers also publish interesting stories, puzzles, stories and crosswords. The best thing about newspaper is that reading it on a regular basis increases our vocabulary.

Newspapers have a lot of advantages, still they have equal number of disadvantages. The main reason for it is the changing and upcoming trends. Once upon a time, the whole world relied much on Newspaper for news updates from all across the world. Now, the internet has made things easier, faster and more friendly. While you can get a newspaper of particular language, internet can provide the same news in different languages. Posting an advertisement in Newspaper is much costly. But the same can be done through internet with less or no cost. Newspaper follow the customary pattern while other sources like Television, Radio, Mobile Applications and Internet have advanced a lot.