MAGAZINES PUBLISHED ONLINE OR PRINTED NEWSPAPERS? (pros and cons essay)

S.P.

It is commonly known that more and more people recently prefer
reading articles in magazines published online instead of printed newspapers,
which are available to buy in small newsagents' or local shops.
There are many advantages of that modern way of getting information
but we also have few negative sides of such a phenomenon.

First of all, reading articles online usually does not demand any payment.
If we have acces to the Internet, we could find large amount of information
about what happened in the past, a week ago, yesterday or just last hour.
Moreover, we can read few different magazines on the web one after the other
without going out and looking for a needed one in the shop.
Consequently, we also save our time and money.

On the other hand, nowadays we spent a lot of time in front of the computer
screen without any break or move. What is more, we close ourselves at our homes,
far from the society, nature and real life. Buying magazines in newsagents'
requires going outside the building and let us meet people, talk with them,
share our point of view or just express thoughts.
Furthermore, we can never be sure if the specific magazine we would like to
read is available on the website.

Taking everything into consideration, there are many facilities
connected with reading articles online, which make our life easier
and let us get information without leaving home.
However, we could also find few important disadvantages
of such way of reading magazines.

WEB PORTALS VERSUS PRINTED PRESS (pros and cons essay)

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Nowadays less and less people use newspapers, because web portals are becoming more popular. People do not buy as many gazettes as before as they can find their favourite  magazines on the web. Therefore electronic media are slowly replacing printed press. Although new forms of newspapers are comfortable and more and more common, they have advantages and disadvantages.

First of the benefits is that now we have little time, so people save it using computer and Internet to reading magazines. For example when we are eating breakfast or on the bus, if we have network access, we do not need to go to the newsstand. Readers only have to click on to find an interesting article, so electronic media are a large convenience. Furthermore introduction of new form of press is very profitable in terms of economy and ecology. Publishers and readers can save money and we do not destroy environment by the logging. In addition we can find all types of magazines on the Internet, which is so comfortable. Now people do not need to have newspapers close at hand. Appliance with web access is the only thing which you must have if you want to read any online publication.

On the other hand, using web portals quickly becomes boring and does not give satisfaction. For some people press wieving in the morning is like a ritual. What is more, older people often cannot use computers, therefore electronic media are not available for them. One of the main disadvantages of web portals is also dependence on the Internet. Some people live in this virtual world and have not face to face contact with other persons. Electronic media contribute to closing in our houses and depriving charm of holding newspaper in hand.

In conclusion use web portals is so comfy and inevitable but have both good and bad aspects. Electronic media are very popular and common in today’s world yet people for a long time will  be also reading printed press. Technology is constantly evolving but it is hard to change human habits immediately.