Newspapers have provided thorough investigative research unlike any other media outlet throughout history. Such a level of introspection and investigation is necessary for society—we’ve all heard of that little thing called Watergate. I do not believe that the fall of newspapers will simultaneously bring about the end of proper investigative journalism. If newspapers become obsolete, as I believe they will, other media sources will pick up the slack and continue reporting serious and well-scrutinized news. The people demand it, and where there is demand, there are companies/firms/people vying to deliver and reap the financial rewards. Perhaps the replacement is unknown to us, or maybe Blogs will become the ‘newspaper’ of the future. Only time will tell.
What could possibly replace the newspaper? Well, no one had heard of skyping fifteen years ago, and at my age, my grandparents probably couldn’t have begun to imagine a thing like the web, laptop computers, and facebook. It’s easy to say, “This is it, it’s the best it can be,” and limit ourselves to what is available here and now. But that’s just silly. Didn’t we once think man had done it all with the invention of the radio? Look how far we’ve come. When the only thing constant in life is change, change will come. It’s up to us to embrace it and move forward.
So, goodbye newspapers, hello _______!
I think the actual printed paper version of newspapers will be around forever. It is a more reliable source and some people in the world do not have access to the internet so they have to count on the actually printed version. But we will have to wait and see what will happen in the future.
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I really enjoyed how you brought the scandal of Nixon, we would have never known about that unless it was for the newspaper and it is true we must evolve along with society and never be close minded