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Some people think that newspapers are the best way to learn news. However, other believes that they can learn new better through other media. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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News
 is
one
 of the prime source, where we can get all information under a single roof. In
this
 digital age, we have the luxury of having multiple resources, from where we can get broadcast and can access details regarding any incident happening anywhere in the world. With the digitization of
news
 media, the public can get minutiae in just click of a button in their mobile, tabs etc. .
However
, society still has the nostalgia of reading
newspaper
 in the morning,
hence
 some
people
 argue that
newspapers
 are the best source. Before the digital revolution came, the public used to get incident whereabouts from
newspapers
. These became the prime source, as
people
 used to get all incidents whereabouts from around the world in five to six sheets of paper, starting from political
news
 to sports tabloid to page3 gossips. Journalists worked hard to get all details before printing begins.
People
 made their habit to read
newspaper
 in the morning with the sip of tea or coffee.
However
, it has a major disadvantage,
newspapers
 provide the details of the past and not the present happenings.
Also
, deforestation being
one
 of the greatest contributors to global warming, the paper every
newspaper
 used will eventually become a burden for the environment. When digitization came, it revolutionized every industry. With
people
 getting busier every day, they could not afford the leisure time during the morning to read
newspapers
, that too old story.
Newspaper
 agencies were incurring losses,as no
one
 was buying a daily. They started losing important journalists, as they couldn't afford them. So, they decided to digitize and present with the latest
news
 from around the world within everyone's reach. Nowadays, we can get
news
 from multiple channels
such
 as TV, Mobile, Tabs etc. , that too from multiple broadcasters. It removed the disadvantage that
newspapers
 had.
Moreover
, with no paper used, which we get from trees, it is an eco-friendly option we have. In conclusion,
Newspaper
 had their time when digitization didn't happen and
people
 had time to spare, but with the fast-paced life in the recent times, it is better to have digital media and that too within the reach of everyone.
Also
, other media of
news
 completely removed the disadvantage of getting
news
 from yesterday, and
thus
 providing the latest
news
.
This
 advantage and
also
 the
one
 with the environment, it overweighs all the advantages
newspaper
 had.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • news coverage
  • perspectives
  • opinions
  • accessed
  • interactive
  • engaging
  • real-time
  • multimedia
  • combination
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