most people read news paper for free @ the vendor

apart from social media angle of it.
all the newspapers in Nigeria are mouth piece of the ruling or opposition party.
they are paid on daily basis to promote party activities hence a tool for propaganda.

no investigative journalism, no fact.
all lies and propaganda esp since APC came on board

The worst of it all is you cant even get to feel the opinions of people via print media, whereas on social you can. Though it still has many positives

Let's not forget that newspapers now have a presence online via their own websites. Isn't Sahara Reporters an exclusively ONLINE NEWSPAPER?

Even Linda Ikeji's blog could easily be classified as an online magazine or ENTERTAINMENT NEWSPAPER. Lol.

The point here is that Nigerian newspapers need to move with the times or end up being only useful for selling akara. Lol.

My dad still reads newspapers

diezani:
Newspapers would improve your grammar. Bloggers don't take writing seriously.

If you want to be a good writer, read newspapers esp Guardian and Thisday.

Some newspapers carry a lot of grammatical blunders

For everything under the sun, there is a season.

Newspapers are gradually giving way to online news. With cheap data and good internet connection, the dearth of Newspapers could be faster.

cupidkef:
Newspapers made sway in the 70s,80s,90s and even early 2ks but with the advent of the social media,I have lost every appetite in reading daily newspapers ,this is why;
I do virtually everything online,for example.....I got the info that buhari will be back on the 19th via the internet but the newspapers didn't even have that info until 20th,so tell me why I should patronize vendors if I get the news before them......

This is just my own opinion ,I know you have something to say ,i want to know your opinion on this matter.

The fact remains that newspapers will still be relevant......simply because they are mandated to publish verified and factual news.
And are more apt to publish facts and truth as they can be penalized/sued for propagating false information

As for social media, a lot of false news and unverified information is the norm.....its usually quite difficult to verify their facts and even more difficult to hold them to account.....

I might be wrong but this is my take on the matter

To me Newspapers (printed media) are still relevant and useful in the advent of "new media" (social media and co). I still go thru them and even photocopy some sections to use for writing speeches and also keep some which can serve as exhibit.
The place of printed media will always be relevant. I have also discovered that not all the sections you find on the printed media is found on the "new media".

lonelydora:
To save cost, all Federal ministries/agencies should stop giving managers newspapers daily. They have computers (even though some of them don't know how to use it) and phones with data subscription which is paid by the government. Why give them 3 different newspapers daily? Is it that their work for the day is to read news or what? They have television also in their offices. We are just wasting money in this country


Social media will do to newspaper what email did to post office.

Will the government pay for their internet to read news and happenings online?

I work with a PR Measurement and Evaluation Agency and we use both the traditional (Print newspaper) publication and online publications.
I think they are still still relevant in these days because of the audience they address (i.e; the elderly ones in the society).
There are some adverts and advertorials you won't see online but will be in the newspapers.
Also, some companies and organizations want to know how their stories and events are being viewed by the public. Hence, they request for clippings from these newspapers. Even foreign organizations are not left out of this trend. I have had the opportunity to work with foreign organizations who request for print clippings of story concerning their brand or the client they represent.
So, i think it is still very much relevant.

lonelydora:
To save cost, all Federal ministries/agencies should stop giving managers newspapers daily. They have computers (even though some of them don't know how to use it) and phones with data subscription which is paid by the government. Why give them 3 different newspapers daily? Is t that their work for the day is to read news or what? They have television also in their offices. We are just wasting money into jus country


Social media will do to newspaper what email did to post office.

No, the 2 outlets serve different purposes. You can read news online but are the contents arranged as it is in a news paper. A news paper gives you an arranged view, you can mark topics of concerns and interest, keep and refer to when it needs to be discussed. Just as there are E document control systems we can completely rule out paper documentation.

To me, Newspaper is useless..... I read online nowadays

I can't remember the last time I bought complete sport

I still prefer d hard copy to soft copy, hard copy is always tested and trusted not all dis one naira bloggers that's looking for traffic.

People who read newspaper are those who still live in the "yesterday"

Newspapers are printed early in the morning before 6am

The stories written are what happened the previous day.

only Old men still read it.

I find reading through an electronic device extremely stressful especially when it's a lengthy reading


so yes I still read the newspaper cover to cover anytime I come across one.

obagangan:
what I read on social media the previous days makes headlines today. why do I need hardcopy when I can get a lot of soft copy without arsel

If run the right way, print media will always be better than the subjective online crap we read everyday. Think about it. Let's say you own a blog, would you want me to assume whatever you put up on it is the gospel truth? Where did you find the facts you are disseminating? Online stories are basically rumors being spread around. Newspapers traditionally write facts that have gone through tedious and meticulous fact checking. Just take NL as a case study. People just put up rubbish topics for debate and the gullible ones take it as fact.

Menh some of dia captions nah calamity...u will see 50 died in boko haram attack,later d real news will be 5 feared dead in boko haram attack .

I no dey ready News paper again my Android is doing everything for me. But to say d truth (Aloroye) news paper is not in my phone


SALES OF NEWSPAPER IS NOT LIKE B4

Newspaper in this age? Never.

Newpapers are overrated.

newspaper still rocks

Print Media is still very much relevant. I find reading through newspaper less stressful compared to e-media.

Social media has relegated Newspapers to one corner.

We can read the daily headlines with ease but some key adverts and informations are passed through Newspapers. Aside that, nothing really useful in buying papers

Newspaper is going into instinct

lonelydora:
To save cost, all Federal ministries/agencies should stop giving managers newspapers daily. They have computers (even though some of them don't know how to use it) and phones with data subscription which is paid by the government. Why give them 3 different newspapers daily? Is it that their work for the day is to read news or what? They have television also in their offices. We are just wasting money in this country


Social media will do to newspaper what email did to post office.

Even in the US you still find newspapers sold there and in public offices. And btw television are mostly found in the reception area of any public offices in the US

diezani:
Newspapers would improve your grammar. Bloggers don't take writing seriously.

If you want to be a good writer, read newspapers esp Guardian and Thisday.

If you want to be a good writer, you either read books or go to school. Btw, those newspapers are also online.

AtkinsPlanet:
Well... My grandpa at 80 still reads them.

Exactly what I had in mind to type. Not everyone has access to internet e.g. the old and retirees and practically not ready to pass through the Herculean task of accessing internet e.g. data subscription, charging of phone always to surf net, offing and putting on data every now and then etc. To them, the best is to buy the paper, read straight up and go their way.

TourismMan:


Exactly what I had in mind to type. Not everyone has access to internet e.g. the old and retirees and practically not ready to pass through the Herculean task of accessing internet e.g. data subscription, charging of phone always to surf net, offing and putting on data every now and then etc. To them, the best is to buy the paper, read straight up and go their way.

Exactly.

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