未来的报纸(Future of Newspapers)

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

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

anotherincomparableadvantageofnewspapersliesintheirnon-pollution.itmaybesaidwithoutfearofexaggerationthatalmostallthoseelectronicmediadoharmtopeopleshealth.taketelevisionsforexample：exposurestoradiations,akindofpollution,fromtheminthelongrunwillunderminepeopleshealth,andespeciallyforpregnantwomen.theradiationmayevenaffectthebabytosomeextent.thesamecasecanalsobefoundincomputerswithoutanydifficulty.newspapers,bycontrast,aremadeofnaturalmaterials.thereforenopollutionwillbegivenoffnorarepeoplesubjectedtotheriskofillnesswhentheyreadanewspaper.

itistruethatelectronicmediaalsohavesomemeritssuperiortonewspapers.theycangiveusmoredirectinformation,notonlybywordsbutbysoundsandpicturesaswell.butregardingnewspapersasamediumofpastisanapparentunderstanding,farfromthetruth.

accordingtowhathasbeenanalyzedabove,newspapershavesomeexclusiveadvantagescomparedwithothermedia,whichaffirmtheirpopularityandwillkeepitonandon.