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Most people these days prefer getting news online to reading newspaper or watching TV. Do you think it is a positive development?

#people #news #newspaper #tv #development
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times
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people
 are changing their interest
of
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 reading
news
 through electronic sources rather than reading
newspaper
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a newspaper
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 .With the advent of
technology
news
 from all over the world is made available online which gives
people
 to go through
news
 coming from different corners of the world
however
newspapers
 are still in existence as some
people
 prefer the traditional way of reading
news
. In my
opinion
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 electronic sources of
news
 will gradually replace that of the
newspaper
 in
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future
futurer
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 but
newspapers
 will not disappear completely. The argument in favour of
newspaper
 is that the older generation still likes to read
news
 through papers as it has become an important part of their daily routine they wake up every morning and enjoy reading
newspapers
 with a cup of coffee.
Also
, some
people
 are still away from being a fan of
technology
, so they do not want to change the old ways of receiving information as they find themselves comfortable in following the same old habits. That said,
newspaper
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 will still be in existence in
coming
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 future.
However
, as
the
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technology
 has provided us with
the
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numerous ways to stay updated the younger generation find it at
ease
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the ease
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 of getting information with a click of
button
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a button
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 on their phones or laptops.
Also
,
instead
 of spending money on
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the newspaper
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newspaper
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 they prefer reading
news
 online whenever and wherever they want.
Also
,
technology
 is much easier to use and it is available 24 hours.
Hence
popularity
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the popularity
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 of online media
news
 has increased gradually To summarise it is fair enough to say that electronic sources
has
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 dominated
newspapers
, but it cannot completely make them disappear as some
people
 still demands them rather than reading
news
 online.
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