| - New York Times | | | | internet will prefer to read online articles than skip |
| - Washington Post | | | | pages of a newspaper. |
| - Jamaica Gleaner | | | | Journalists are given the responsibility to inform the |
| - Jamaica Observer | | | | general public of what's happening in the society. |
| - New York Times | | | | There duties are even more important in societies |
| - Sunday Herald | | | | where there is a free market in the media industry. |
| They all are newspapers but they now have | | | | Journalists try to inspire, persuade and change |
| websites publishing their work online. Traditionally, one | | | | opinions in their work. Through this, newspapers have |
| would wake up and if you work a nine to five job, | | | | added features to their package to make it more |
| you may have access to the office newspaper. For | | | | appealing. Newspaper features include: editorials, |
| others, you might buy the newspaper on the streets | | | | opinion pages, and different aspects which are |
| to read. In a world where access to news is | | | | targeted to entertainment and social activities. This |
| becoming more popular, are newspapers becoming | | | | adds some relevance to the product. |
| outdated or can they still be relevant? | | | | Newspapers have their relevance in societies to |
| With the growing use of news networks both on | | | | inform and to provide serious journalism. For those |
| radio and television, bloggers, and social networks, | | | | who opt not to use the internet surely the |
| the news offered by newspapers are outdated. Most | | | | newspaper is a definite alternative to source breaking |
| times they have to wait hours to print the next | | | | and topical news. However, if newspapers are to |
| publication. By this time, the news has developed into | | | | remain open for business in the near future they |
| something more than the initial issue. The burden is | | | | must become more aware of the changes in |
| left up to journalists who should write news stories | | | | technology. |
| to still make the issue topical and news breaking. | | | | They will become outdated if they do not change |
| We live in societies where the young are not | | | | how they operate business. Newspapers |
| interested in reading. But you might say how | | | | internationally are becoming more than ever like a |
| important are these sectors to the industry? They | | | | television network providing current breaking news |
| are important, ask any marketing manager of any | | | | stories. |
| firm and they will attest that the young in any | | | | Newspaper companies should be seeking to have |
| market are driving innovativeness. Where the | | | | subscribers to their service where breaking news can |
| younger generations are not interested in sitting and | | | | be emailed and send to blackberries and cell-phones. |
| turning from page to page to view late news, | | | | This will make their service competitive and add |
| newspapers must seek to become innovative to | | | | relevance to their work. Newspaper companies should |
| make the news accessible to people in ways that are | | | | now become innovative to remain relevant or |
| more innovative. It is interesting that users of the | | | | become outdated while technologies increase. |