Access to information is easier than ever before thanks to the Internet. Naturally, more and more people would seek resources on various topics not in a library but on the computer for two main reasons: on the one hand, search engines like Google speed up the process of acquiring relevant data to miliseconds as opposed to hours. At the same time paper copies come with a number of constraints such as availability, access etc. This essay will discuss the medium of newspapers in this context and their anachronic quality in the modern world.
I am currently writing this exam on a computer and my results will be automatically sent out to the university of my choice in 3-5 days from now. Had I opted for a written exam, I would have had to wait for up to four times this amount of time. This only goes to show that digital formats almost always prove to be a more convenient and cost-efficient for a variety of consumers: from institutions like the IELTS exam bodies to everyday people like me.
To relate this example to newspapers: in order to inform myself on current events, I am most likely to search the key words in my browser and receive the most relevant articles in less than a second. A newspaper is not only physically less accessible, but also comes with the disadvantage of providing only a selection of articles that might not include my own interests. On top of that I would need to pay for them.
In conclusion, newspapers are a physical medium and as such they are less accessible and convenient for everyday people and as such they are likely to vanish.