There is tendency right now for us to take for granted the way that the Internet has altered the way that we live. If we just try to look back at how things were before the Internet came along or even just a few years ago before it became so prevalent we should be able to notice the immense change that has taken place already. Can you remember how things were before there was the Internet? I can, and I am definitely struck by the tremendous amount of difference. The convenience that it has brought to us is really immense.
Changing the Mass Media- One of the areas where the Internet has the most impact is the mass media. I am referring to the print, the television and the radio. All of these forms of communicating and distributing information and news have been altered with the introduction of the internet. The World Wide Web can incorporate all three forms of media. You can watch programs, listen to music and news and then read news articles online. I think that of the three major forms of mass media newspapers are the ones that have had the most impact from the emergence of the Internet. For several reasons it really seems that the days of buying and getting printed paper are numbered and that we are coming close to the time when we are going to totally rely on reading newspapers over the Internet.
The format is the same as with reading newspapers as printed matter and reading it online can even improve on the way that we experience reading newspapers. We can get it quicker, storing it is a lot easier and then there is no need to worry about how to get rid of the old newspapers that are available. If you want to try this new media experience then here are some of the best newspapers online today:
1. New York Times- I’m sure that you have visited their site at one time or another. They have great interesting pieces over there that makes it really worthwhile to visit the site. The best thing about the site is that it looks good and that you are not going to have any difficulty in navigating through it at all. http://www.nytimes.com/
2. Washington Post- The great thing about the site of the of the Washington Post aside from the way that it looks and the ease of navigation are the numerous applications that can be used there. Through these apps you can get interesting pieces of information that is not available anywhere. The site is really a big hit. It is one of the few examples where a large and established newspaper was able to create a website that looks different from the printed version. http://www.washingtonpost.com/
3. USA Today- The thing about the website of USA Today is that it has great social networking features that can not be found anywhere else. You can really enjoy that feature if you are into connecting with other people. http://www.usatoday.com/
