Pleasure of
reading newspapers
Compiled By
Shri Anil Kumar Gupta
Librarian
Kendriya
Vidyalaya
BSF Rampura
Fazilka
Reading newspaper with a cup of tea always
gives immense pleasure. Now a day’s reading newspaper is an
integral part of life. One can’t feel day complete
without reading newspaper or knowing about the day to day happenings all around
the world. Daily newspaper reading keeps a man in touch with the world. As we
know that newspaper brings a wide variety of news and information from all
around the globe. It keeps one update by giving a healthy touch with events
from within the country and all around the globe.
Advancement of technology and world events, newspapers has become very
important part of our day to day life. An early bed tea without newspaper; one
can’t think of it or we could say that before getting up from the cot;
one feels the necessity of looking at the newspaper as it gives the complete
ideas of current updates or latest information on all sorts of topics and make
aware of what is happening in far places. It provides complete information on
entertainment, editorial column, stories, poems plays, articles, book reviews,
film reviews, and views on contemporary burning topics of eminent
personalities. It also includes columns for movie shows, television programmes
and sports events. It also brings socio-cultural events all around the world.
It talks about the political, social and economical issues contemporary in the
country.
From a school student to a leader, teacher, bank employees, common man,
businessman, lawyer, doctor, engineer and ladies etc, all are directly attached
with the news. It is the best mode of information as well as entertainment.
None can think life without it.
Now a day’s newspaper is valuable for the business world. It’s a best source to attract the customers towards various products
through advertisement. This brings together buyers and sellers, employers and
workers, public and government, celebrities and fans. It provides matrimonial,
notices, situation vacant appear on the pages of a modern newspaper. It also
provides information about the jobs lying vacant in the nearby localities and
country.
The best part of the newspaper is its cheaper cost. This is the cheapest source
of collecting current updates. Newspaper refreshes a man early morning.
Newspaper also serves as a mirror of public opinion. People can express their
views in letter to the editor column on various issues. People
share their joy and sorrows through newspapers by giving simple news with
picture. The leaders can convey their messages to the public through
newspapers. It’s a best source to create awareness among people on social issues,
social evils, drugs, Alcohol, road safety, dowry and many more. Governments can
also aware people by their public benefit programmes. It’s a best medium between public and the government. The educative
value of newspaper is thus very great. Newspaper must provide truthful and
impartial in reporting matters.
The best part of a newspaper is its arrangement of events. First page is meant
for national and last page is for international news. It contains pictorial
form of information also. Newspaper available in black and white and coloured
format both. Colourful newspapers attract the readers much. Some other pages
also provide information on particular event.
Last third page meant for sports news likewise other pages also plays a
particular role; so that reader may open pages as per his/her choice of information.
Stock exchange people read business news more than any other news. People wish
to read sports news; they simply go to particular page to read sports
news. Newspapers also include information on funniest things going on
around the world, animal trivia, records etc.
Today’s newspapers are available almost all the regional languages
everywhere in the country besides Hindi and English. Students mainly apply for
competitive examinations sincerely to update their current affairs. Students
bring news for morning assembly at school by collecting news from newspapers.
Newspapers act as bridge for social needs as they provide matrimonial. They
bring people close to each other.
Newspapers are also available now a day to provide latest information on
current affairs through multimedia resources. Most people sit on internet these
days to fulfill all sorts of needs; they visit e-newspapers also which are
available on various websites.
Today newspapers are read not only for entertainment. They are read for
improving vocabulary, knowing new words, correcting grammatical mistakes, newly
emerging words and to improve style of writing by reading additional section s.
it also helps in paragraphs writing skill. By reading newspapers one may
complete himself/herself in all ways.
One more important factor is its supplementary publication as they come out
with literary supplements as Dainik Jagran with its supplement
Jhankar and Dainik Bhaskar with its supplement Madhurima which provides
stories, poems, inspiring thoughts and many more. They sometimes come out with
information on guidance and counseling through Jobs and career as “The
Tribune” from Chandigarh publishing every week and
Dainik Jagran comes out with “Josh”. They also publishing substitute papers on Indian film industry and
about celebrities, newspapers always take care of the tastes as per the people’s choice.
Thus newspapers are the most best source of current knowledge, entertainment,
education and many more.
