The news can be found anywhere
at any time at no cost if
you know where to look, but
for how long will these websites
allow access at no cost?
Students are showing strong
signs of news following, but it
will leave the printed press
worried about their extinction
due to the active world of the
web.
Not surprising that students
are regularly getting their news
mostly from the internet or
some with news stations on the
television. This shows a strong
sign of the printed paper going
out of date.
Now with high speed internet
and cell phones with Wi-Fi the
news is at the fingertips of anyone’s
dispense with full stories
and colorful images. Not only
does the web hold more, but
can give constant and instant
updates on world issues or
even retract misled information.
After several interviews it
appeared that most students get
the bulk of their news from
websites because they can look
around for what they are interested
in hearing rather than a
limited selection.
John Kirsch, 20, with a major
in marketing said, “I follow the
news regularly and it comes
mostly from NBC. I probably
spend about 5 hours a week
getting the news and it’s
important because there is a lot
of stuff going on and we need
to know what it is and why.”
Dan Dapalo, 20, a physical
education major, went on
telling, “I watch the news on
TV when it’s on and figure out
what it is about, but a lot of
news I get also comes from
other people like social interaction.
I roughly watch the
news twice a week because it is
important to know what’s
going on, and to be able to
make educated claims.”
Nicolette Kampf, 18, a liberal
arts major, residing in
Southampton said, “I usually
watch CNN or get the news
from my father who is a avid
news “go-er,” and when I do
get my news it’s from the internet
because I can only watch
televised news for a minute
before it gets boring. The most
important thing about the news
is it lets you know what’s
going on.”
Bill Kelbaugh, 21, an environmental
science major, said
“I get my news from my home
page but it is still all coming
from the internet, and it’s all
being blown up with the events
in Libya. My preferred news
website would be MSNBC and
the news is very important so
we don’t become isolationists
and fall behind in technology.”
With more and more people
turning to the internet for their
news, the newspaper will slowly
phase out. But what will
become of the free websites?
Money needs to be made
somehow.
Will websites become private
entities that you must subscribe
to for the news like the
Wall Street Journal or will they
simply give free access and not
sell papers, losing money in
the end?