The Developments of the Media

Everyday of our lives, the media is changing. In today's world, to get the latest news, the average American will go onto the computer and read articles instantly. A decreasing amount of people will read the paper over a cup of coffee in the morning.

Currently, it seems as though the internet is overshadowing the newspaper, even Barak Obama agrees. Obama, a "newspaper junkie," is hoping that the tough economic times won't stop people from buying the newspaper. Told to the Toledo Blade, the President said, "Journalistic integrity, you know, fact-based reporting, serious investigative reporting, how to retain those ethics in all these different new media and how to make sure that it's paid for, is really a challenge."

This article is newsworthy because they way we recieve news is rapidly changing. We went from reading the newspaper every morning to skimming articles on our laptops. These changes are hurting the printing industry because almost everything we look at now is a screen.

I know teens would much rather want to read about who Rob Pattinson is dating, but the media and how it's distributed is a huge topic. I honestly can't tell you how I'll be getting the news in 5 years because everything is changing. My dad and mom grew up with the newspaper everyday, and even now they still read it, but not as much as they would have if the internet was not around. It's my generation that would be keeping the industry going. My parents are still buyers of the newspaper, and the only thing that would change that would be the newspapers going bankrupt. I don't want that to happen because I don't want to be staring at a screen all day.

This issue also makes me wonder about my occupation when I'm older. I want to be a journalist for a newspaper or magazine, but what if there are no more?! Yes, I could still write for a "website," but I don't want the industry to die out. In the Toledo Blade blog, there was talk of passing legislation for saving newspapers. I think that is such a good idea because we don't want life to be computers 24/7. The media and how it is recieved and distributed is such a broad yet interesting topic.


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