Some people think that newspapers are the best way to learn about current events. However, others believe that they can learn news better through other media.

Some people think that newspapers are the best way to learn about current events. However, others believe that they can learn news better through other media.

Discuss both views and give your opinion.

There is nowadays an eternal debate doing rounds to decide as to which medium of informing the masses about contemporary issues surrounding them. While a school of thought asserts that newspapers happen to be the most formidable means of obtaining information about the tropical happenings, others favour alternative sources.

On the one hand, there is tremendous following for the newspapers as this medium is hailed as a platform that delivers authentic information that is duly verified by a competent editorial team for its genuineness. Each detail is substantiated from reliable resources to confirm its validity, and only after a thorough brainstorming it is approved for reporting. Moreover, it has also been seen that editors act extremely responsibly and many a times tend to censor the details that are incendiary and have a potential to galvanize social discord and unrest. 

Similarly, this conventional mode is admired for its all-embracing detailing and analysis. The well-versed and committed journalists spend time in covering an event from all possible angles and sometimes even delve deeper to derive exhaustive facts about an occurrence, affording readers a chance to inform themselves comprehensively and also appreciate the gravity of matter more clearly.     

On the other hand, a lobby vehemently vouches for the other technology-fuel options such as television, internet and social media. Their opinion is founded on the virtue of speed that these mediums render. Undeniably, one cannot discount the instant updates these modern means can bring to a news hungry audience effortlessly and virtually free of cost.  

Overall, after assessing both sides of the coin I feel that, albeit the alternative mediums have swiftness and cost effectiveness to their advantage, newspapers, the conventional mode, shall always remain the most keenly followed way of enlightening oneself about current happenings.