Short Essay on Reading Newspaper and its Benefits

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Introduction
The newspaper is all important these days. It is almost the first thing that greets you in the morning. You read
what is happening in all parts of the world and for a while get out of the narrow circle of your personal affairs.
So much is happening every day that unless you keep yourself abreast of these changes you cannot adjust
yourself to them or move with the times smoothly and easily.

Benefits
A modern newspaper is a chronicle and an encyclopedia in miniature. It records events that happen. It seeks
not only to inform but to interest, to stimulate, and to excite.
For a busy man, is hardly possible to read everything that it contains. One man is interested in politics, another
in sports. These are matters of personal preference. But generally, it is necessary for all alike to read the
progress that is being made from day to day in the affairs of your country and in the affairs to the world.
Reading a newspaper makes a man fit to participate usefully in a cultivated society.

Caution while Reading Newspaper

But newspapers contain much that is useless or even harmful. Newspapers have a trick of handling sensational
news that excites national passions. There is a part of the means to increase circulation. They also help to decry
or boost up political parties according to the colour of the newspaper. A reader must be particularly on guard
against this type of journalism. He must be critical and circumspect.

How to Read a Newspaper

It is necessary to have a basic knowledge of history and geography, or political and economic theories. Unless
one knows the historical background or the geographical location of events reported, they will convey little of
value of importance. In short, one must bring to the reading of newspapers an educated mind, an informed
judgment, and an essentially critical understanding if they are to serve any purpose other than mere bazaar
gossip.

Importance of Reading Newspaper

Newspapers keeps us informed of what is taking place around us. It tells us of political events, sensational
events, etc. Even the advertisements have their value. In these days a newspaper is indispensable to life.

Abuse of Newspaper

If newspapers are read in search of sensationalism, it becomes a real evil in life. A good deal is often
misreported that leads to dangerous consequences. Newspapers are vehicles of political parties, and neutral
readers find it difficult to arrive at a balanced judgment. The quick, critical intelligence of the readers, then, is
the only check against any palpable or cloaked design.

Conclusion
It is also good to remember that the newspaper is a highly organized industry today. Reading newspaper is of
high importance and indispensable. A critical and independent readership alone can bring the owner to heel,
whenever necessary.

Reading newspaper is a good habit that can provide a great sense of educational value. It
carries information about politics, economy, entertainment, sports, business, industry, trade and
commerce. With this habit, it will not only enhance your knowledge about general information
but it will likewise improve your English skills and vocabulary.

Many people have habits of reading daily newspapers that their days seem incomplete without
taking hold of early morning newspapers. Here are some of the benefits that you can get by
reading daily newspapers:

Newspapers carry the news of the world. By reading it, you will become updated with
current events not only in your nation but news about other countries as well.
Newspapers provide information and general knowledge. Reading it daily will widen the
scope of your knowledge which is an integral part of education and very useful especially
for student. Newspapers can provide interesting things and ideas which can assist
students in their learning process at school. Not only are the news itself that are beneficial
for students, but it also develop their language skills and increases their word vocabulary.
Newspapers provide news about a countrys economic situation, sports, games,
entertainment, trade and commerce. People are made aware of the existing condition of
politics, culture and economy by reading the news. Those who hunger for news will
surely find satisfaction by reading the newspapers as it carries information of various
topics.
Reading newspaper makes a good habit and it is already part of the modern life. This
habit will widen your outlook and will enrich your knowledge. It will likewise improve
your English as reading English news is a good practice.

Reading newspaper makes you well informed. It enables you to take part in every discussion
pertaining to the worlds current events. By taking an active participation in group discussions, it
will make you feel that you belong in an enlightened society. The only thing that can stop you
from joining talks and discussion is if you are ignorant of what is happening around you.

Reading newspapers will improve your knowledge in general and it will be easy for you to relate
to other people who often talks about current events and politics. Of course, there are televisions
and radios that also bring current news but it do not provide detailed information as newspaper
does.

Through newspapers, you will have a clear idea and understanding of what is happening in your
country and the whole world. It also carries contents about policies and plans of government and
corporations. It has also plenty of advertisements that will keep you updated about what is going
on in the world of business and industry.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Reading the Newspaper

There are many advantages and disadvantages of reading the newspaper. Newspapers are one
of the traditional mediums used by businesses, both big and small alike. People read newspaper
to find out information, news, and what going on around there world. However, there are many
pro and con about reading the newspaper.
The advantages of reading the newspaper are good in many ways. For instance, you can
increase you neologies by reading the newspaper. You can also find information around world. In
addition, many people buy newspaper just to read the advertisement from the restaurants,
movies, subway and discount stores. However, reading the newspaper has become a habit for
most families. It has something for everyone. For example, you can reach certain segments of
your market by placing your advertisement in different sections of the paper such as sports,
crosswords, news, comics, classifieds, etc.
The disadvantages of reading the newspaper show that it is wasting of time by reading the
nonsense article. In addition, people who making the newspaper they wasting the papers
company and killing more trees. Moreover, you have no assurance that every person who
receives the newspaper will read your advertisement. They may not read the section you
advertised in, or they may simply have skipped the page because it contained little or nothing
else of interest and which is wasting of papers.
Different people have different opinion of reading the newspaper. Some people would read the
newspaper, because they like, and they would find some interesting articles to read or something
else. Other people would not read, maybe they dont know how to read or they would just get a
newspaper and look at the pictures.
In conclusion, I am more likely to be advantages of reading the newspaper, because when I get
newspaper from subway and start to read it I learn something, which increases my neologies.

Reading the newspaper can help people in many ways. For instance, it can help people known
the today news, sports score, crosswords, comics, etc.

Advantages:
1. you will know what is going on around the world
2. allow you to hold your own in conversations about world events
3. many interesting topics and things to read about
4. you never know when you can use something you learned or read about
in a newspaper
5. expands you outside of just your social circle and life issues and become
aware of the world
Disadvantages:
1. can be depressing to read about all the problems that are going on
2. not always interesting or have things that catch your attention
3. takes time
I could only think of 3 disadvantages. I am all for reading the newspaper
even if just reading the headlines. I am fifteen and read the paper almost
every morning!
Newspapers, as their name suggests, provide us with News. With the spread of education, the
popularity and importance of newspapers have increased by leaps and bounds. Everybody today
wants to read a newspaper.
Those who cannot read themselves want others to read it out to them. Even in a backward country,
like India, newspapers have become very popular. They are published in English, Hindi, Urdu and in
all other regional dialects of the country. They are read, or listened to, with great interest by
everybody. They exercise a profound influence on the minds of the people.
The most important function of newspapers is to bring us news of the world. News is their chief
interest and charm. They tell us what is happening not only in our country by in other countries of
the world as well. Without newspapers, we would be like a frog in a well who knows nothing of the
outside world.
In a democratic country, like India, they are an important means of forming public opinion. They
comment on current events and criticize or appreciate the conduct of the government. It is through
them that the public comes to know of the problems that face the country and the different possible
ways of solving those problems. They, thus, educate the public mind and enable the people to have
their own opinion on matters of public importance. They, thus, make democracy possible. Everyone
must read newspapers. This is essential for national integration. This is essential to keep down
fissiparous tendencies.

Besides this, the newspapers are also an important means of communication between the
government and the people. It is through the newspapers that the government places its
programmes, its policies, and its achievements, before the people. The public also uses them to
express its dissatisfaction with the government. They voice the grievances of the people and suggest
measures of reform. Thus, by expressing public opinion they serve as a check on the government.
They are essential for the proper functioning of democracy. The press is all powerful in a democracy.
A free press is essential for its success.
Newspapers are also an important means of advertisement. They help trade and commerce. If a trade
or an industrialist wants to increase his business, he can do so by advertising his goods in the
newspapers. They help both the employer and the employees through their 'wants' columns. The
large number of advertisement of every kind is a clear proof of the popularity of the newspapers as a
means of advertisement.
But the newspapers have some drawbacks also. They serve as a means of propaganda for the various
political parties. Often views and comments are expressed through them that confuse the people and
misguide them. The people fail to understand the truth. Sometimes, news are even twisted and
distorted. At other times, they stir up class hatred. They sow seeds of communal quarrels. This
misuse of newspapers did much to encourage agitations in Gujrat, Bihar and other parts of the
country. Often they publish wrong advertisements which deceive and cheat the people and corrupt
the public taste by giving indecent pictures and advertisements.
But these disadvantages are nothing in comparison with their manifold advantages. They are really
of great use for the people. So they should be encouraged in every way. On the whole, the habit of
reading newspapers is a good one.
Reading English newspaper by people in Malaysia is still in a low level especially English newspaper. English
newspaper is not only providing information about what happened in our world but it also can help us to
improve our English language. It gives many benefits to us such as improve general knowledge, enrich
vocabulary and enhance our reading skills.

Firstly, by reading English newspaper, we can improve our knowledge in English language. It is an easy way if
we want to learn by ourselves. By English newspaper, we can know very interesting things and important
international news. When we read more, we can write better essays because our knowledge is adequate
to provide interesting ideas to talk about. Shortly, reading English newspaper will not only upgrade our
language ability but also become more knowledgeable.

Secondly, we can easily enrich our vocabulary by reading English newspaper. English newspaper
contains many useful and common words. There are many vocabularies we dont know what they mean, but
we should guess their meanings skillfully and logically. If we still dont know their meanings, we use the
dictionary and recite the key words. By doing this, we can improve our English.

Lastly, we can enhance the reading skills we have. If we continue reading English newspaper, we can get used
to English language. Besides that, it also helps us in writing skills. When we reading English newspapers, we
can try to guess meanings between sentences, and try not to look up them in dictionary right away. By doing
this we can increase our reading speed. We also will encounter the words several times to become familiar
with them and know to use them in context. This is a good way to enhance reading skills in English language.

In conclusion, we have to keep reading the newspaper regularly as our daily habit. Reading English newspaper
are one of the good things to spend on a free time beside it can open our mind and improve our general
knowledge. Furthermore, it can enrich the vocabulary and enhance our reading skills. It also helps us practice
rhetorical patterns of writing. Thats why by reading English newspaper, people can easily improve their
knowledge in English language. Newspapers, as their name suggests, provide us with News. With the
spread of education, the popularity and importance of newspapers have increased by leaps and
bounds. Everybody today wants to read a newspaper.
Those who cannot read themselves want others to read it out to them. Even in a backward country,
like India, newspapers have become very popular. They are published in English, Hindi, Urdu and in
all other regional dialects of the country. They are read, or listened to, with great interest by
everybody. They exercise a profound influence on the minds of the people.
The most important function of newspapers is to bring us news of the world. News is their chief
interest and charm. They tell us what is happening not only in our country by in other countries of
the world as well. Without newspapers, we would be like a frog in a well who knows nothing of the
outside world.
In a democratic country, like India, they are an important means of forming public opinion. They
comment on current events and criticize or appreciate the conduct of the government. It is through
them that the public comes to know of the problems that face the country and the different possible
ways of solving those problems. They, thus, educate the public mind and enable the people to have
their own opinion on matters of public importance. They, thus, make democracy possible. Everyone
must read newspapers. This is essential for national integration. This is essential to keep down
fissiparous tendencies.

Besides this, the newspapers are also an important means of communication between the
government and the people. It is through the newspapers that the government places its
programmes, its policies, and its achievements, before the people. The public also uses them to
express its dissatisfaction with the government. They voice the grievances of the people and suggest
measures of reform. Thus, by expressing public opinion they serve as a check on the government.
They are essential for the proper functioning of democracy. The press is all powerful in a democracy.
A free press is essential for its success.
Newspapers are also an important means of advertisement. They help trade and commerce. If a trade
or an industrialist wants to increase his business, he can do so by advertising his goods in the
newspapers. They help both the employer and the employees through their 'wants' columns. The
large number of advertisement of every kind is a clear proof of the popularity of the newspapers as a
means of advertisement.
But the newspapers have some drawbacks also. They serve as a means of propaganda for the various
political parties. Often views and comments are expressed through them that confuse the people and
misguide them. The people fail to understand the truth. Sometimes, news are even twisted and
distorted. At other times, they stir up class hatred. They sow seeds of communal quarrels. This
misuse of newspapers did much to encourage agitations in Gujrat, Bihar and other parts of the
country. Often they publish wrong advertisements which deceive and cheat the people and corrupt
the public taste by giving indecent pictures and advertisements.
But these disadvantages are nothing in comparison with their manifold advantages.
They are really of great use for the people. So they should be encouraged in every way.
On the whole, the habit of reading newspapers is a good one
.

Advantages of Reading Newspapers :

Reading is the main source of learning. Reading Newspapers is the source of getting the
knowledge of current affairs. The newspapers have their own importance and
advantages. In modern times, newspapers are considered to be the givers of
information, news and views. Newspapers have many advantages.
They bring to us news from all the corner of the world. Someone has rightly remarked
that modern world is a world of press and morning newspapers. Newspapers in the
modern world reflect opinion. Newspapers are the barometers of public opinion. They
contain a great deal of useful information.
The public remains in touch with the leading ideas in the country as well as of the
world. Through newspapers, we get news _ national as well as international. Social,
political, economical, scientific, literary and religious events are reported by the
newspapers.
They help in creating among the readers the spirit of goodwill and mutual
understanding for other nation of the world. Newspapers are good means of publicity
and propaganda. In the advertisement columns, one can know about many things.

Some newspapers print news regarding murder, sex crime, scandals, divorces,
abduction and other such objects. This type of news can have a little bad effect upon
the readers. But as compared with the merits of newspapers these disadvantages are
far less than the advantages.
Now-a-days newspapers preach a special ideology, while the real aim of a newspaper
should be to give impartial coverage of news; some of the newspapers indulge in
propagating their own ideological propaganda. The propaganda harms the real purpose
of a newspaper.
Newspapers play a great role in mobilizing public opinion on various national issues.
These newspapers also help in education public opinion. They make us realize our
duties and make us aware of our responsibilities. They give their own honest, just and
right opinion on various great problems of the country. Thus, they lead the masses on
the right path.
From the education point of view, they have a great value, newspapers can publish the
latest reports regarding the researches made, discoveries done and inventions made in
the various field. The ideas and thoughts of world-renowned thinkers, writers, poets,
scientists, reformers, philosophers and politicians are known to us through newspapers.
In short, newspapers are the important limbs of modern society. They encourage
commerce and trade. They reflect the national will. They mirror the right sentiments.
Newspapers have really great advantages in this world of publicity. They have become
the fourth pillar of the government.