Nowadays the internet has become a vogue tool for reading news, while newspapers continues surviving as well. In my opinion, the internet has more advantages and accessibility for consumers, whereas newspapers have major drawbacks.
On the one hand, newspapers are still rooted and trusted sources of information for some readers. One of the major disadvantage of newspapers is they are very slow about delivering information. Usually, news finds space in the newspaper after too many hours; in this situation news is losing their value. Moreover, producing newspapers is very dangerous for the environment. Producing newspapers for every corner of the city demands a large number of papers which this material comes from trees. Beside of these drawbacks, newspapers have some opportunities also, reading news from paper is more suitable for the people, who have medical issues and eye sensitivity to electronic screens.
On the other hand, the internet has become one of the popular way of getting news because of its velocity and availability. One of the major advantage of the internet is that it provides tons of information to readers without requiring any payment, whereas newspapers are paid. Furthermore, the internet delivers news only with one click through smartphone or other electronic gadgets, while newspapers users should go to local markets to buy it. Therefore, the internet is digital and does not need any natural source for serving news to readers, which is essential for saving the environment. Moreover, digital networks provide news very swiftly and give an enormous amount of news to readers, but information in newspapers is limited.
In conclusion, both the internet and newspapers have some advantages and disadvantages for readers. In my opinion, the advantages of the internet are greater than its drawbacks, whereas newspapers have more handicaps.