I have to write a small summary of the history and the importance of the newspaper 20 years ago. Seems how I am only 21 I don't really know. Could someone please answer these questions for me?
What was the importance of the newspaper to you?
Has it changed? If so how?
What role did the newspaper play in your life?
How did the newspaper entertain you?
I would really appreciate this and promise to vote you best answer if you help me Honelstly.
2006-09-19 12:50:56 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
I am suppose to interview someone and I have no one willing to allow me to interview them.
2006-09-19 13:00:36 · update #1
Welcome to college!
1) Yes you're 21, but this is where you're supposed to stretch yourself and LEARN. If you don't know, then fine out.
2) You need to interview someone and you're asking on here? What a terrible interview!! Is it really so hard to find someone who was alive 20 years ago and remembers being alive? You're going to have MUCH harder assignments in life, trust me.
2006-09-19 13:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by FaZizzle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't know this from personal experience but I figure that newspapers played a major role in trade or exchange of goods and money because of advertisements. Newspapers of course have always spread news and information around to different people. Newspapers can also spread information on political canidates. News is a form of entertainment for people. Why would so many people watch the news on tv if it wasn't ? Newspapers have definitely changed since the American first newspaper appeared in Boston in 1690. With the start of television and the internet newspapers have posted there articles online and some newspapers realizing that their readers will have already heard reports on breaking news stories on television, have also begun emphasizing feature stories and analysis pieces.
2006-09-19 20:12:59 · answer #2 · answered by answergirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
20 years ago the newspaper was the second major source of news. First TV then the paper. Everyone I knew had the paper delivered daily - in my hometown there was a morning and an evening edition.
Entertainment was provided from the comics and columnists (local folks writing about local happenings). The paper has changed in many ways not the least of which is the tremendous number of ads now - since revenue declined due to subscription drop off.
With the advent of the internet and cable news the paper has been in decline as a news source. Today I do not read print news - I find the paper I want to read online.
2006-09-19 20:01:04 · answer #3 · answered by jgcii 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im younger then so i obviously can not answer this question with facts/experience but i would assume that in the past newspapers had hard core reporting today they tell us what suri cruise looks like or etc you get the point-it use dto be real and now the most real it gets it "bush-wacking" theres not that many reall good journalists out there
2006-09-19 19:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Schlav!! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-well, news papers keep me updated in daily events and happenings in my country also it provides me informations that is handy in my daily life also some of its articles gives me idea on what i need to do in my life and also it gives me idea on what things could still happen in my country.
-well i don't know exactly how it changed but i think it did change.
-as i said it provides me handy information.
-well, i love reading and reading some literary works in the newspapers also some of its entertainment news keep me entertain. also i was entertained to see different sides of the people and their point of views.
2006-09-19 20:12:38 · answer #5 · answered by auror101 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have you considered doing real reserach instead of asking random internet strangers? i wasn't alive when President Washington was in office, but i did a paper on him when i was in 5th grade... and somehow i pulled it off.
i assume you are in Jr. College?
2006-09-19 19:59:32 · answer #6 · answered by Rat P... 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋