Newspaper is the source of information for every type of people. Traditionally, Newspaper is a medium of information and the tool for communication. People in every class have to absorb the knowledge and information from the newspaper to connect and have a discussion to other people, so they always buy the newspaper on the street to read and to be informed the news. In the 21st century, the world has been changed considerably; as a result of it, newspaper is becoming less popular than in the past. Access to the news through other types of media such as radio, television, social network and the Internet is spread among people while in the past newspapers play an important role in people’s lives. People can get news about international, social and political circumstances very easily and conveniently. Although newspapers have a great-depth in detail and have many critical opinions of journalists, the news offered by the newspaper may become out of date. This essay examines how the newspapers why the newspaper may become outdate if compared to other sources of media in the modern world. There are a number of reasons why newspaper will be out of date in the future. First of all, the new technological changes such as using telephone, Internet and television have an influence on journalism in writing newspaper. New technologies have an effect on how journalists do their jobs. For examples, the introduction of the telephone to news room in early 1900s mainly leads the journalists to communicate and gather news instead of reading newspapers. Journalists always have an interview via the telephone. In addition, the Internet is the important media that nowadays becoming common in people’s lives. It’s very useful for journalists to improve the quality of news-gathering, check facts and
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