The Necessity of Reading Newspaper

 

Newspaper is a paper that provides news to us. It gives us the daily update of what is happening at home and abroad. It is also called the storehouse of knowledge and information.  It is most commonly accepted as mass record of the current affairs. So, the importance of reading newspaper in our life has become inevitable.

The name of the first Bengali newspaper is The Samachar Darpan which was first published in 1818. In Asia, the first newspaper was published in China. There are many kinds of newspapers. They are dailies, weeklies, monthlies etc. The daily newspapers are printed everyday and it contains the news of daily affairs.  The weekly newspapers are published once in a week.

Newspaper is very useful to all sections of people. It has made the world smaller. We get all sorts of information in it. It contains all types of news and views of the whole world.  It is an easy way to express opinions on various topics. Newspaper plays a significant role in raising the morale of the people. Newspaper is the most powerful instrument for promoting publicity.

Newspaper contains news on current political situation, social development, importance of mass education, national crisis and economics etc. Politicians find newspapers very useful for conveying their political views to the masses.  When news of corruption or crime published, the police become active. The Government also pays attention to the news in the newspaper.

Newspaper should be free from being biased. Unbiased newspaper makes the citizen conscious about their rights and responsibilities. Sometimes, it publishes false or distorted news. As a result, many severe occurrences like political upheavals, riots, hartals take place.

However, the benefits of reading newspaper are far better than its mischief. Today newspapers are appreciated for the news about sports and films, news about share markets, matrimonial and opportunities. We should read newspaper regularly. Because, the more we read, the more we learn.