Newspapers Are Still Alive!

Last week in my journalism class we learned about the history of newspapers. Newspapers were definitely popular back when they began making newspapers, but over time they have became more and more obscure. Even though newspapers have declined, there are many reasons as to why a bunch of people still read them. One reason as to why people read newspapers is because they are portable. Yeah you can take a cell phone with you and read the news, but what happens if your phone dies or you have no internet connection? You can't read the news anymore that's what happens. Newspapers are low tech which redeems the newspaper. Another reason why people still read the newspaper is because it's traditional. The older people have been reading newspapers for a long time. For them to just stop reading newspapers all together goes against the tradition. Newspapers are also physical objects so you can see an entire page right in front of you. When on a phone you can only see what fits on your screen so you have to scroll around and find the story you want to read. The final reason why newspapers still exist is because they are nonlinear. You don't have to read the front page to know what's going on in the other pages. You can pretty much start and end wherever you want. As you can see, newspapers are very much alive and they aren't going anywhere for a long time.