With the rise in popularity of the internet newspapers will soon become a thing of the past To what extent do you agree or disagree

The internet has been more and more popular for recent years. As a result of this, print media such as newspapers have lost dramatic number of readers. However, some people still believe that they can exist for long time; others disagree, claiming that newspapers have lost their demand. Personally, I am inclined to agree with the latter view for following reasons.

First of all, to obtain information, using the internet is quicker and more convenient method than reading newspapers. In contrast, some years ago people had to wait long hours to take a daily newspaper, nowadays, they can acquire latest news through their phones or computers connected to the internet, everywhere and at anytime, because these devices and machines are very common in all parts of the world. As a result, the print media has failed to keep its important role in the provision of information.

Another point is that, buying newspapers is a waste of money when the internet becomes available for everyone. It is known that the internet is provided at a low cost or even free in many countries. The question is should we spend an extra money buying newspapers to receive the same information than those we can have with the internet? The answer, perhaps, is that rational people hardly would do so. For this reason, the number of people reading newspapers may continue falling sharply.

Last, but not least, when taking environment into account, people must remember that the more newspapers are published, the more trees are cut down. At this point, newspapers' production will have to face environmentalists on its way to be alive.

In conclusion, it might be unpleasant for some newspapers to witness the extinction of the type of media. However, this should be seen as a result of the increasing innovations in media technology and in our modern society.