未来的报纸(Future of Newspapers)

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haveyoueverlayinthesun,enjoyingtheentertainmentofreadinganewspaper?haveyoueversatinanundergroundrailway,killingyourboringtimebyturninganewspaper?ifyouhavemadeit,thereisnodoubtthatyoumaynotdenytheimportanceofnewspapersasapopularmedium.

thefirstreasonunderlyingmyjudgmentisthatnewspapersprovideuswithgreatconvenience.thoughtheadventofelectricmedialiketelevisionsandputersofferusanotherwaytoobtaininginformation,theirgenerationbyelectricitycircumscribestheirusesindoors.ontheotherhand,newspapersmaybecarriedwhereverweintendto.inaddition,theirsmallsizeandlightweightwillsurelyspareourefforttotakethem.

anotherinparableadvantageofnewspapersliesintheirnon-pollution.itmaybesaidwithoutfearofexaggerationthatalmostallthoseelectronicmediadoharmtopeople'shealth.taketelevisionsforexample：exposurestoradiations,akindofpollution,fromtheminthelongrunwillunderminepeople'shealth,andespeciallyforpregnantwomen.theradiationmayevenaffectthebabytosomeextent.thesamecasecanalsobefoundinputerswithoutanydifficulty.newspapers,bycontrast,aremadeofnaturalmaterials.thereforenopollutionwillbegivenoffnorarepeoplesubjectedtotheriskofillnesswhentheyreadanewspaper.

itistruethatelectronicmediaalsohavesomemeritssuperiortonewspapers.theycangiveusmoredirectinformation,notonlybywordsbutbysoundsandpicturesaswell.butregardingnewspapersasamediumofpastisanapparentunderstanding,farfromthetruth.

aordingtowhathasbeenanalyzedabove,newspapershavesomeexclusiveadvantagesparedwithothermedia,whichaffirmtheirpopularityandwillkeepitonandon.