Speech on Newspaper: How Newspapers Inform and Shape Society

Newspapers are distributed and sold all across the world. Media is the fourth pillar of democracy, and newspapers play an important role in nation-building and spreading knowledge among the people. It makes people aware of what’s going on all around the world. Here we have provided both long and short Speech on Newspapers for students of classes 5 to 12 along with 10 lines for Speech on the Importance of Newspapers for students of classes 1 to 5.

Long Speech on Newspaper

Today, I am here to deliver a speech on ‘newspapers’. Newspapers are one of the world's most important forms of communication. They are present virtually in every language. The newspaper provides us with news, perspectives, reviews, and previews. The term NEWS is often understood to be North, East, West, and South. This implies that newspapers provide us with information and news from all corners of the world on various topics.

Newspapers also provide us with articles on all kinds of subjects, such as political, social, economic, commercial, sports, education, health, etc. There are numerous columns dedicated to various subjects in the newspapers. We have a marriage, editorial, readers, jobs, and other columns in them.

The world's burning topics are debated in the newspapers. In them, elaborate papers by practitioners and specialists are often published. They also consist of the opinions and views of the reader. Newspapers are a very strong means to educate and relate with the masses. They bring a lot of ads that draw consumers' attention. To run a publication, an advertisement is required. As they serve as powerful shifts in public opinion, newspapers hold the power to make or alter a government. They also include eminent scholars' book reviews of literary, historical, and other works.

The opinions expressed in newspapers must not deceive us. As certain newspapers can be prejudiced, we must weigh them on the scale of justification. Typically, however, newspapers are effective tools for spreading literacy. In newspapers, children can enjoy the cartoon columns, and children can submit their sketches to be published in newspapers. So, in our culture, newspapers are very useful.

In 59 B.C., the first established newspaper was introduced. Julius Caesar in Rome introduced the newspaper 'Acta Diurna' in order to make people aware of social and political activities. It was formerly used for metal or stone carving and was limited to certain special cities. It is now available digitally on your tablets. The newspaper's history is very vast and fascinating. It played an important role in the independence of India, along with providing information.

Where the newspaper has many benefits, on one hand, there are also some limitations on the other. Newspapers often use fabricated and old news to improve their reputation. While individuals have to pay the newspaper a monthly fee, advertisement is the primary medium. As a result, the newspapers publish the advertisements without authenticity and are therefore eliminated by requesting readers to act with their discretion. Because of this, the masses often have to take on heavy losses sometimes.

Our touch would be cut off from the planet without the newspaper. The newspaper, of course, is not just knowledge and advertisement, but also a strong and all-encompassing means to share your thoughts and to enter the world with those thoughts.

Short Speech on Importance of Newspaper

Today, I am here to deliver a speech on the Importance of newspapers. One of the main Mass Media outlets is a newspaper. It includes knowledge that is important to society. It has different columns, including national news, political news, local-news, news about crime, entertainment news, editorial columns, etc.

Newspapers are printed in Hindi, English, Urdu, and different regional languages in India. For an essay, an average paper contains a minimum of 500 words. The average cap for a website ranges from 20 to 25 pages. For printing paper, black ink is used. Newspapers are usually printed on a white, grey, or off-white backdrop.

There are colourful pictorial depictions in newspapers. Newspapers are useful for any age group as it provides ads for jobs, real estate, marriage, and it features different educational columns for children. The word Newspaper is taken from the paper's Latin word "Papyrus" which refers to paper.

There's one sure thing. For several more years to come, the dominance of newspapers will continue unchallenged. Given that online newspapers and their usage are growing by leaps and bounds, conventional newspapers need to make improvements in the modes of presentation, appearance and offer diversity in content and even paper size. Many newspapers are doing this effectively as well.

There is, however, one field that has been struck by hard times. That's the factor in reputation. News that arrived in a major newspaper had the ring of authority about it in the past. But with sting operations, paid news, and political agendas, reporting habits are heavily influenced; objectivity, fact, and facts are often undermined, if not always.

But it won't take anything away from being a watchdog in democratic settings for newspapers. It is also called the Fourth Estate; the government, the executive, and the judiciary are the other powers. Newspapers can voice the masses' heartfelt appeal, organize public opinion for or against governments and unite people behind dignified social movements as well. One reason why regimes are turning against newspapers and seeking to suppress the voices of dissent.

10 Lines for Speech on Newspaper

1. A newspaper is a publication in which news is printed on paper and distributed in homes.

2. There are newspapers printed on a regular, weekly, and quarterly basis, i.e. on a 15-day basis.

3. Newspapers are written in many languages and are widely distributed in English newspapers.

4. Many people read Hindi newspapers in India, followed by English and other languages.

5. Newspapers keep us informed of what is going on in the nation and the world, as well as about growth in all fields.

6. There is a segment called 'classifieds' where people sell work ads, product sales, house rentals, etc.

7. On a certain topic, individuals may also write their comments in the editorial section of newspapers noted individuals write their opinions.

8. Newspapers also create the nation and direct the government concerning the policies and thoughts of the people.

9. Newspapers disseminate information about topics of national interest or health concern.

10. Daily reading of newspapers also allows students to prepare for different competitive assessments, as these exams primarily measure their general knowledge.

Internet vs Newspaper in the Digital Era

With the advent of Computers, sociologists could have hardly imagined the way in which it would one day revolutionise our day-to-day lives. While everyone was hopeful of this technological intervention, anyone hardly understood the depth with which it would penetrate our psyche, fully changing our ways of thinking. 

One such entanglement was the power of the internet (which sprouted in the late 90s and began to dig deep in the 2000s) and the news world. This amalgamation has had its own set of attributes, never before known to mankind. The format of news media and the way we consume it would change in such a way that it spread like wildfire with little authenticity in its flame. 

More people now consume internet news than the traditional held in hand newspaper. Even with all its allure, from high definition printing, gossip articles, columns for beauty and lifestyle, there has been a decline in its viewership. Most people opine that they prefer on-your-fingertip news over going through long pages of articles. Time is scarce and people find it easier to scroll through a blog than read a newspaper. 

At the same time, internet news is quick and more up-to-date about all current affairs around the globe. Perhaps, in the race of information, Twitter wins over the New York Times. Not only the millennials but even the older generations seem to take solace on their iPad when it comes to their daily share of news. This argument has been supported by various survey groups who found that the internet users in the age group of 70-75 years old considerably increased from 26% to a whopping 45% within four years. Factually speaking, today 4% of the entire internet base consists of 73+-year-olds.  

But how does this affect the quality of news we consume today as compared to our earlier generations? Well, the answer may lie in the statistics that behold the sight of ruthless misinformation around us. Today, 23% of adult users on the internet have unknowingly become perpetrators of misinformation by sharing unauthentic news to family and friends without a second glance at its source. Around 74% of them believe that they are at the receiving end of fake news, hoaxes, and misplaced information. Fake news spreads fast and easily. 

Internet news is free of cost is binged wildly. There have been an increased number of news writers for online articles. Authentic newspaper houses have also tried to foray into the online market but who would pay to read a piece of news that is freely available elsewhere! At the same time, authentic news journalists can not be expected to write for free, especially for their hard-earned investigative news and ground reports. And while the argument seems valid, it may be a little too late to reverse this situation now.

The last argument put forth by some is that newspapers (being made of paper obtained from trees) are not environmentally friendly. They require tonnes of wood logs, electricity along with an elaborate system (network of people who handle middle operations) from manufacturing to delivery. A lot of countries are already backing the idea of going paperless in as many ways as possible. And while newspapers are here to stay, they would do little without major reforms.