Friday, December 3, 2010

wikipedia verses newspapers

Wikipedia verses newspapers
One topic brought up in The world and Wikipedia, is that the website is expected to replace newspapers some time in the future. The author does not expect this to happen for many years. Some reasons this is believed to happen are many authors can contribute and it is used by a wide audience. A positive thing that can come from the webpage replacing newspapers, is this will save many trees. If Wikipedia replaces traditional newspapers many good things can come about like people coming together to share and learn information, but it has many negative sides also.
Books and newspapers are put together formally. This by one or a few authors, and is strictly edited. On Wikipedia, anyone can write and anyone can edit. When it comes to important topics, such as wars, historical events, and people’s lives it is to easily miswritten. The book World and Wikipedia has many cases where deaths were falsely reported, or mysteriously predicted. People like reading the news where ever they are and when ever they want. Making Wikipedia our primary source for news, is good because people can take a portable device with them to axcess the internet. It can be a negative thing because newspapers are written for a specific area. Also reading the morning paper is a way to relax for some people, if it becomes completely digitized, it will just be another way society has become rushed and compact.
In traditional newspapers there sections, headlines, sports, comics, job listings. When a person goes to Wikipedia they will search for a certain topic. They only way they will flip to another is if they know they want to read something else, and what the other topic is. They also might find another linked to a topic they are currently reading. In an old fassion paper, the reader can find topics and articles they might never search for because it is right in front of them.
Switching from print news to internet news, will be very different. Some things will change for the better, and some changes will be negative. It is too mixed to decide to use one or the other. Readers should probably use both to stay well informed, and get the best information they can.

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