What is new technology doing to our newspapers?

Newspapers are not a significant part of many peoples, particularly young peoples, lives. This is because people have turned to online newspapers because people now have so many options for what to do with their lives and it used to be that a newspaper could provide things for people to do. However, many families are working families which consists of people who are rushed for time so they don't spend the time reading newspapers like people used to. Also, newspapers online are fast and more engaging and exciting. Online newspapers provide more choices for readers.

Another thing that is changing newspapers is the fact that everything that is in newspapers is available on the internet, for example, instead of searching through the classifieds section, people are just using websites such as E-bay and Gumtree to find the things they wish to purchase.

Transcript: Radio National: Sunday Profile

Blogging is also affecting newspapers in a significant way. They are a good way tool for journalists to use and gather information which will make them become better reporters. Professional journalists now have the opportunity to publish their work independently on the internet.

The availability of free news on the internet has weakened the readers attachment or loyalty to a newspaper.

"No body really knows what the future of a newspaper really is" - Jay Rosen.

Transcript: Radio National: The Media Report

New technology has made document designers seriously consider how they design a document. As mentioned in a previous blog post, most documents are now designed for online reading too, which means designers need to consider how their document will appear on screen and how readable it will be.

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