TECH. GO GREEN!

The birth of what we know as media today all started with the newspaper. During the colonial times in the United States, the newspaper was the only way to distribute news and information. For the British colonist that were stationed in the colonies, newspapers were the only form of media they had to know what was going on back in their home country of England. Now technology has gotten so advance to a point where there are application in phones strictly dedicated to the news. The iPhone has an Associated Press application that is free to download compared to the 35 cent to a newspaper.

Due to the new advancements in technology I dont think the newspaper industry can survive on paper for too long. Accoridn to New York Times the circulation of newpaper has decline 9% over the 2005 year. As technology continues to improve and become more mobile the drive to wake up early just to get a newspaper will seize to exist.

However books are totally different. With books although new technology is emerging the e-book as the paperless and easier way to read a book, I still feel that books have such a old and traditional history that will never eliminate it. Reading a book online would not have the same feel as reading from a book. The book has been the longest running medium to date, and I don't think anything will stop its esteemed and antique history.

The situation the newspaper is facing is the fact that it takes to much space and time. A person would have to wake up, drive to a newsstand, and pull out his/her wallet to pay for the newspaper. Not even considering the fact that person might have to break a full dollar bill just for a couple sheets of paper that will be tossed out after the main news stories are read. Newspapers are filled with stories and subjects that dont cater to everyone. Section such as the Arts and Craft, or even the Sports dont entertain everyone the same way. With today's technologies like the internet, readers can select what news they would like to hear about, instead of flipping through continuous newspapers to find the continuation to a story that started on the first page. With technologies these days you can skip this strenuous process and jump straight to the section that you are interested in. In addition to that you can take it on the go and not worry about wasting paper. We are entering a society where everything is Go Green to save our environment...and this just might be the way to do it.