NEWSPAPER

The newspaper, today, plays a vital role in human affairs. Its importance has not been diminished by
the appearance of the radio or the television. Men no longer have travel to get information. The
newspaper has become the main source of information. The newspaper has become the main source
of information about local and foreign affairs. Though the radio and television convey important
news and messages quicker than the newspaper, they seldom give the details of an incident. The
newspaper, on the other hand, gives not only more detail about a particular incident but it also
contains more new items. This is greatly important today when political changes occur with rapidity
unknown before. Besides, the newspaper is easier to carry and it could be read at any time during
the day. Further, the permanence of the printed word helps one to refresh one’s memory of certain
facts and incidents reported in the past.

The importance of newspaper has been increased greatly by the spread of education. Education
sharpens one’s curiosity about events in distant lands and also makes one conscious of the necessity
to maintain one’s reading habits. In both respects the newspaper appeals most, especially if one
finds little time to read books.

The newspaper should, however, be read with caution, for its capacity to do harm is great. Most
people believe everything that is reported by the newspaper. As a result, the newspaper exerts a
profound influence on the minds of reader. Therefore, when some news is reported wrongly either
by mistake or design, it may cause a lot of harm. One the other hand, if the policy of the newspaper
is to promote the welfare of the people, it could do a lot of good. For example, it could exercise its
influence to persuade the government of a country to do many things for the benefit of the people.
In a country like Malaysia, where there are many races of people, the newspaper could also use its
influence to promote good-will and harmony among the people. It is therefore important to know
the policy of the newspaper that one reads.

In general, however, the newspaper tries to report as accurately as possible, for there are various
magazines and periodicals competing with the newspaper to provide accurate information on world
developments, and it is the newspaper that links us with the outsid world.

The importance of reading newspaper.

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spread of education which sharpens one’s curiosity to learn
about distant lands.

As a source of news, the newspaper is almost indispensable to those whose thirst for knowledge is
insatiable. They contain news on events in distant corners of the earth. Information about such
events arrives almost immediately. As a result, people everywhere are informed about the most
important event in the world very quickly and almost at the same time. For example, if a war breaks
out in one part of the world today, the people in the other parts will certainly come to know about it
tomorrow. As a result, all the countries of the world are able to do something quickly to help those
who have suffered because of the war or to persuade the countries at war to cease fighting.

Newspaper also play an important part in keeping the people of the world informed about the
troubles that might arise in the future, if nothing is done to prevent them from happening. For
example, if a dispute arises between the two countries for any reason, the newspapers can keep the
people of the world informed about what might happen if nothing is done to persuade the two
countries to resolve their differences peacefully.
In this way many wars have been avoided because of the intervention of some countries in the
disputes of many countries which were given prominence in newspapers.

When all this is considered, we feel that there is some silent communication among countries
through the medium of newspapers for the common benefit of the countries of the world.

Further, constant reading of newspapers improves one’s outlook on life and makes one a more
reasonable person. The importance of the newspaper is therefore obvious.

Newspaper have become an important accessory of the breakfast table. Newspapers give us
information about the world around us. They keep the people in touch with the changes taking place
in the world. We also develop cosmopolitan outlook because by reading newspapers we no longer
think of our own town or our country rather we think of the world as a whole.

The problems of the world are the problems of human beings on the whole. As a result of it, people
develop a better type of outlook. In a democracy the newspapers play a very important role. They
keep the people informed of the programmers and policies of the government. Similarly, they also
keep the government acquainted with the feeling, desires and grievances of the people. In this way,
in a democracy, newspapers play a dual role and try to bridge the gap between the government and
the people.

On the other hand, in a dictatorial government newspapers are only one-way media in the hands of
the dictator. He tries to promote his own interests through them. In a dictatorship the press is not
free as it cannot criticize the government and its policies
Before printing press was invented ,Mad hard obtained news , imformation and knowledge. Many
people got news and knowledge form gossip or tale . Until Gutenberg had invented printing press ,
The world was changed Many knowledge began to spread form west to east and form north to south
and the first public newspapers was published in this time .The newspaper was became channel for
public opinion.The world was change again when wave had discovered and led to invent radio. The
ways to get news had other way than sound and voice when television and film came. Despite
people have many way to get news ,Although people have other to get information, the newspaper
still important until today that may be cause by many factor that can divided into countless factor.
But I will classified important factor by two type, according form viewpoint: Form consumer view
and commercial viewpoint.

Form consumer viewpoints have three factor; cheapness , convenient for read and variety .First
,cheapness is most important factor .In many country ,people can buy newspaper by two or three
cent and don’t play other cost .Second factor is convenient , other mass media especially electronic
mass media that want many thing to support ,for example ,television want electric , internet want
service cost .On the contrary , you want light only for read it. Finally factor is variety. Many people
want all in one mass media ,for example ,have feature ,cartoon , article and news in one and the
newspaper can be.

Form commercial viewpoints that is divided in to three viewpoints : Form advertiser viewpoint,
form public relation views point. However, They have same reason for send massage to public. In
additional, the newspaper is chosen for many people read it and had cheaper price for advertising
than other mass media.
newspapers are very important to the education of our students. It has become a necessity for the
common citizen to be educated on global events. By encouraging students to read the newspaper, it
not only endorses life long learning, but it also promotes unity throughout the globe. When people
are aware of what is going on around the world, they are more likely to interact between countries.
The world of technology that is blossoming before our eyes makes global interaction a reality.
Newspapers that are on actual paper are becoming objects of our past. It is now very common to
have the full published version of a newspaper on the World Wide Web. This makes accessing
newspapers very simple. The online version of the papers is not only easier to access, but they also
contain more information than the hard copies.

The online versions of the newspapers contain links that give you more information on any given
topic. As a teacher there are many resources that could be very useful. There are lesson plans that
have to do with any topic that a teacher would like to teach. In these lesson plans there is a great
amount of interaction between the student and the web. In a lesson plan that I looked at on voting in
the New York Times, there is a way that students can have a mock vote, and see the results via the
web. This teaches students such a huge amount of skills in just one lesson. It teaches them to be
more comfortable using computers as well as something about voting. There are so many other
ways that newspapers can help students become more successful in the world of today. Children,
who know more about current events, often find it easier to talk to adults because they have more
subjects to talk about. I am speaking from experience because when I am more aware of what is
going on, I find it much easier to strike up a conversation with people. By teaching our students
conversation skills, it will show them how to network; making them more successful

When I was in elementary school, I was often assigned to report on a current event on a weekly
basis. I was never too thrilled about doing this because it was not very interesting to me. By having
student interact with the web, I think it would make it more interesting. I think students would
realize that current events do effect them and they need to be aware of them. They should be aware
of global issues such as destruction of rain forests and pollution. They can see that they can make a
difference in the world. This is very important because it not only builds self esteem, but it also
helps the earth be a better place.

I look forward to assigning my students to read the newspapers. I think that I will use them on a
daily basis to show how much information they contain. I will show the students how to use the
newspaper to find jobs as well as to find out about current events. I will show them about the way
they can find out about local entertainment attractions and how they can look up the weather
forecast. I will try to make sure that all of my lesson plans are full of action so students will be
attracted to the newspaper, rather than dread reading it. I hope to be able to show my students that
the newspaper is a well of knowledge that can be a useful life long tool.