In the digital era, the development of social media has changed the way people get and share news in society instead of the traditional approach. From my point of view, this tendency will bring more benefits than drawbacks.
On the one hand, some people argue that a significant problem with online news is the reliability of information sources. It is undeniable that many individuals exploit the widespread sharing of news on social platforms to publish fake and fabricated news, leading to misinformation about certain societal issues. A typical example is the emergence of incorrect details about the number of deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was not confirmed by the Ministry of Health, causing confusion and worry among the Vietnamese community.
Despite the disadvantages mentioned above, my stance is that reading materials on the Internet brings more merits. Firstly, the most obvious advantage of accessing news on the Internet is the availability of numerous different topics. In other words, people are able to easily learn about different societal changes or trends by just a click. Secondly, the digital version offers reasonable expenses for readers. Newspapers require a high manufacturing cost while online versions are more affordable. Instead of investing in paper ones, readership now could save money with electronic issues, not to mention the contribution to environment protection by non-paper materials programmes.
In conclusion, although there are potential drawbacks associated with online news consumption, I firmly believe that reading e-news instead of in printed form offers readers more advantages, including a diversity of fields and the timeliness of information updates.