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| YESTERDAY'S KNOWLEDGE Photo of a print news paper taken from http://pacific.scoop.conz/tag/wansolwara |
Bradley Wilson who used to work for Microsoft stated
"newspapers will vanish from the market shelves by 2050." This idea may seem far fetched for some
but consider the fact that 48 percent of the people over the age of 68 read the
printed newspaper verse, and only 6 percent of the 18-24 age group read the
printed news. These figures show the potential of internet being the main source of communication.
Currently, 12 percent of Americans use only the internet for gathering and reading about the news, this number continues to increase at a rate of 2 percent per year. The online environment allows people to access information for a cheaper price. Imagine how much cheaper things would be if you never had to pay for another newspaper, book, magazine or transportation costs for these items.
Imagine instead of having a room full of books, all your books
would be neatly organized in a 1"by 9" reader. We can conclude that technology is not about to stop evolving and neither
are the consumers, do you think prints will cease to exist in 2050?
Looking more likely Ms Heil. I used to prefer reading hard-copies but now I do most of my reading on my laptop. I am now making less prints and learning to carry all the reading materials I need within this gadget.
ReplyDeleteA very relevant topic to be discussed, especially for those journalism students looking to go into print. However, I think you could have also discussed the range of arguments debating against the death of print journalism. A lot of online brands eventually turn to print for enhanced marketing and things of the sort. But maybe I'm just biased because I prefer to have the feel of paper in my hands. A cool article nonetheless.
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