Newspapers: Still the Premier News Source

In my opinion, a news source should be a fair representation of what is going on in the world.  Good sources are as unbiased as possible and accurate.  It is every citizen’s right to have equal access to the news, so news sources should be easily available and inexpensive. 

Currently, print media is the most reliable source for good news.  Newspapers have a very good integrity and the most dedicated and experienced journalists tend to work for major newspaper corporations.  Many markets also have multiple newspapers available to them.  This keeps a fair balance between differing viewpoints and allows the readers to make their own educated decisions about important topics.

While the recent surge of internet and television sources itself is definitely not a bad thing, newspapers are still better at relaying the pure, unaltered news.  Often internet sites tend to focus too heavily on opinion rather than fact.  Also, news broadcasts on television sometimes have their own hidden agenda and can be slanted towards certain political parties or other national factions.

Granted, the newspaper is becoming less and less popular, while alternate news sources, especially online sites, are seeing more and more traffic each month.  While this may seem to be a natural evolution of media forms, the newspaper is far too important to be allowed to disappear.  There are plenty of hardworking people committed to saving the newspaper industry, and their ideas and propositions should be taken seriously.  The newspaper business accounts for various vital segments of America.  From the already ill-fated economy, to the structure of United States’ politics, to the tradition that connects all citizens, the newspaper is entirely essential.  Losing the newspaper industry would clearly be detrimental to the nation as a whole, and must be avoided at all costs.