We are living in a rapidly developing world wherein technology is taking control over our lives. However, with the increasing modernization, the human desire for knowledge is also increasing and thus technology serves a very crucial role in keeping everyone updated about the proceedings and revolutions around the globe. With the world coming closer each day, every Tom, Dick, and Harry has to keep up with the knowledge of the times as the one with knowledge is the bearer of wealth more valuable than gold. In this time, television and newspapers have emerged as the prevalent means of gaining information. Therefore, they not only provide us with updated information at a faster speed but also give people an understanding of the world. While television provides live and fresh news, reading newspapers can improve reading skills and it also offers quality information without censors.
Newspapers chiefly offer content envisioned for detailed reading wherein the reader picks articles of his or her interest and reads them as long as he or she wishes to; accordingly, readers can regulate their access to the information obtained in the paper. Moreover, the newspaper can be archived for future analysis. Articles can be cut out and store in their collections. Also one can choose to access the newspapers at any point in time. On the other hand, while watching television, it is obligatory to see numerous obnoxious things and tolerate them till our topic of interest appears. Since a program is broadcasted at a specific prescribed time, important news if missed on the television cannot be repeated. However, it is not so in the case of newspapers, as it can be read with ease and comfort.
Since the newspaper is circularised in the wee hours of the morning; it contains the latest stories of the prior day whereas a newscast normally contains the very latest from that particular day. Moreover, we get fresh and updated news on television whereas one has to wait for the next day to get the news of the happening around the world. By that time, the news becomes stale and is no longer interesting. We cannot reject the significance of live news on television as we can see the live incidents with comprehensive explanation, shortened and expressions can be seen on TV without much delay. When there is something fresh to talk about, it is uploaded on the television and there is no need to wait like the newspapers. Newspapers provide localized news that interests the city or district residences and is also helpful for educational purposes. Newspapers create interest of the reader along with providing accurate and reliable information about the up-to-date events around the world and other facets of life. Television broadcasts give the result of elections, reviews of public and some match results. People are interested in watching the breaking news of the day and also interested in hearing remarks of prominent people about the existing events or in case of some vital event. The involvement of some bulbous people in the matter concerning common people makes it more exciting and informative.
Newspapers can be used by the ones who do not prefer to switch to electronic media. It is much more inexpensive than having a TV connection. Folks living in rural areas can easily meet the expense of a newspaper. Today, there are so many news channels giving information about several national and international events associated with the field of sports, business, politics, and fashion. One can easily access these channels without paying anything extra. Watching television is much more convenient for the people who are always in a hurry to know about the world rather than reading a paper which would only waste time.
Television media provides moderately more revenue and job opportunities as compared to the newspapers. The journalists and editors of the newspaper are also much more resourceful and experienced than those of the one’s working for the television newscast-who only appoint people based on their looks and those asking for minimum salary rather than their journalist and editing skills. Experienced and well-qualified journalists are fruitful in presenting the information in a systematic manner, which in turn aids the reader to be clear about the subject.
There is a charm in reading the newspaper where we can read every word in detail. It helps cultivate our reading habits. It improves the language and grammar of a particular individual. The pleasure derived by reading from the newspaper cannot be substituted by watching the similar on the screen. The pleasure of reading can only be experienced by the general public who know the importance of written words. Therefore the trend of reading newspapers continues otherwise it would easily perish in this electronic-paced world. This cannot be accomplished by using televisions to acquire knowledge. Moreover, the newspapers carry much more information than the channels like classifieds, letters to the editors, the editorial page, business news, and sports news. The newspapers also divide the news according to whether they are local, state, national and international. They also cover the native advertisements which are not covered by the television channels. In televisions, we can’t control the censors. Newspaper sections the topics accurately intending to give precise and wide-ranging information. News in the newspaper can appear in a large font to appeal to the readers and help them decide whether they should or should not continue reading it, but it’s difficult to predict which main part of the television program is. Television is a more attractive form of media and includes motion pictures, animations. It can be effective for spreading awareness at the national and international levels. Television is an advantage to visually impaired people.
Newspapers and television give every person a chance to have an opinion of the world although they don’t have opportunities to discover every corner of each country. They not only provide us with updated information at a faster speed but also give people an understanding of the world. They both have common features in some way or another but newspapers seem to be much more accessible and convenient than the television as it provides quality information, is easily accessible, and improves reading habits.
