A newspaper that is printed and distributed usually
daily or weekly and that contains news, articles of opinion, features, and
advertising. It has a history of its begins but we are going to discuss the
merits of a newspaper. Newspaper and magazines play a very important role in
national life and also in making public opinion locally, nationally and also
internationally. Just imagine one day without newspaper, so that we know the
importance of newspaper for us. Now newspaper has become an essential part of
modern civilization. Now a day we can’t go for a cup of tae without newspaper.
When we talk about newspaper, the idea which come to our mind is that folded
sheets that contains information from east, west, north and south about an
article on news, review, feature, and advertisement.
Newspapers keep the people informed about the
political activities of their government. They give in detail the statements or
speeches made by rulers at public meetings or on the radio or television. They
also report the activities of political parties and leaders. Standard
newspapers criticize the policies and statements of the government or of
political the parties in a fair way. It is due to newspaper that we know about
the world. Its main purpose is that to keep the reader informed about world
problems and their solutions, and also to keep the reader informed about latest
developments and progress taking place in the world. It also guides and conveys
public opinion to government. It educates the people in various ways. A
newspaper provides information on various subjects like science, art, sport,
crime, fashion s etc. Most of the newspaper contains separate column for
health, also having comic, cartons puzzle words and astrological facts.
Newspaper also contains vacancies, wanted and matrimonial columns. It functions
as prerequisite for democracy. Democracy works on its basis. The press often
considers a forth pillar of estate.
Secondly,
newspapers describe the economic policies of the government. They describes
import and export policies, its plans for future economic development, the prices of different things fixed by it, and
so on. Newspapers have always reported in detail the economic policies of our
different governments in the fields of agriculture industry and commerce. They
have also described the problems of laborers, farmers and other working people
and suggested their solutions.
Newspapers give a true and correct picture of
society. They describe the activities of people in different fields like
education, business, industry, law, medicine, science, and so on. They tell us
about the activities of students and teachers, businessmen, industrialists,
lawyers, doctors, scientists and all categories of working people. They convey
information regarding the different crimes taking place every day.
Newspapers give us information and news from the
entire world. They tell about the political, economic and social changes in
different countries. They inform about the changes of governments and
revolutions in different parts of the world. They give descriptions of changes
taking place in other societies in education, science, medicine, industry, and
agriculture and defense preparation.
Newspapers give detailed news about wars taking
place in different parts of the world. They give pictures of scenes of war.
They discuss the causes and possible results of those wars and the efforts of
the UN to stop them. They criticize the UN if it does not act suitably.
Newspapers have columns for entertainment. We find
humorous essays or features on interesting subjects like fashions and strange
habits. Newspapers provide information of sports, new films, dramas, musical
programs and other cultural activities. At regular intervals, there are special
columns for women, children, students and labours.
But there are also some drawbacks in Newspapers.
Newspapers are also used as source of propaganda. Often Political parties
express their views and comments through Newspapers to confuse the people and
misguide them. Even news create hate and discrimination among people, in the
result of which communal quarrels arise.
There is also another misuse of Newspapers when they
publish wrong advertisements to deceive the people. Sometime they publish
vulgar pictures which corrupt the people especially the young generation.
But at the end it can be said that habit of reading
Newspapers is very beneficial and good. Newspapers are also an inexpensive
source of latest local, national and international news and entertainment
also. Newspapers should play a
constructive role for the international peace of the whole world.
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