Why should we read the newspaper?
Significance of Reading the Newspaper
Newspapers are a medium of mass communication to the public through which government agencies announce their big policies and recent changes. Also, newspapers keep us informed about the current events happening all over the world. They provide you with an abundance of knowledge and even opinions, and feedback.
In the editorial column of the newspaper, you get to know about the views of eminent personalities on recent events. You get to know and understand different perspectives other than yours. Newspaper highlights problems of the poor and their plight so that the public authorities look into the matter and take the required action.
One cannot imagine the world without the invention of newspapers. Without newspapers, we would not be able to learn about so many things happening worldwide.
The first newspaper launched in India was the Bengal Gazette in the 19th century. It was an English newspaper launched by a British resident of Bengal. Soon, many Indian newspapers were also launched by the people of India. During the freedom struggle, newspapers were used to motivate people and inform them about the recent happenings in the country, live Satyagraha, different acts introduced by the British, etc. They also inform the people about British atrocities and helped in the culmination of a feeling of patriotism, a feeling of national Pride. People felt more strongly for each other after they understood each other’s views through the column of newspaper column. Before that, people were not aware of the perspective of a freedom fighter and therefore did not have a feeling of nationalism.
Newspapers nowadays help us to gain knowledge for various competitive exams and help us grasp current affairs.
– Written By Soniya Sanyal