Old Media Dead in 10 Years?
By John P. Mello Jr PC World
http://news.yahoo.com/s/pcworld/20101029/tc_pcworld/oldmediadeadin10years
More than two thirds of the people surveyed in an online poll responded that they prefer traditional media (newspapers, newscasts, and magazines) to digital media. Then why is it that over half of the people surveyed also said that their primary source of news is digital media retrieved from the internet. This is a trend that has forced its way into our culture and many predict that traditional media will be obsolete ten years down the road. The polls also stated the concern with younger generation in that 65 percent of the youth get all of their news from the internet. Although the numbers are split almost down the middle with digital and traditional, the numbers for digital media users and supported grows substantially each year. New forms of media are being embraced while older printed forms are becoming “outdated” and obsolete.
I think that it is unfortunate that so many people are relying on the internet for their news. Although it is extremely convenient and I am not against getting information from the internet, traditional forms of media have always been there for us very reliably. I wonder what sites these younger people are getting their news from because most of them are probably not from as accredited sources as the New York Times or ones local news channel. It makes sense what is happening especially due to the convenience factor but I don’t agree with the reliability of information sources that are freely available to the everyday consumer. While I understand the trend of digital media I oftentimes hope for a traditionalist to come along and save the newspaper.
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