A newspaper is a programmed and scheduled publication that contains news of
current events, actions, diverse features, informative articles, advertising
and editorials. It is usually an inexpensive production. Newspaper is the
blessing of modern technology.
Newspaper is a store house of knowledge. We can know customs and
manners of other countries through a newspaper. In fact, it is a gist of current
affairs. It supplies everyone with news.
The utility of newspaper reading cannot
be exaggerated. The newspaper brings the world to our door. It develops us a
feeling that we and our country are a part of the vast world outside. By reading newspaper we get all kinds of
information from home and abroad. We get news about the latest political
movement and changes in the government. A wide range of object,
material has been published in newspapers, including editorial opinions,
criticism, persuasion and op-eds; obituaries; entertainment features such as
crosswords, sudoku and horoscopes; weather news and forecasts; advice, food and
other columns; reviews of radio, movies, television, plays and restaurants;
classified ads; display ads, radio and television listings, inserts from local
merchants, editorial cartoons, gag cartoons and comic strips. Those who are interested in sports can
find the result of cricket, football, hockey and tennis matches. Those who are
interested in films and theater may turn to film reviews. From the pages of a
newspaper we may get the news about the present international situation and
debate on the urgent questions of peace and war. From the space research to the
share markets, railways time table, and advertisement, tender notice and
business information everything has a place in it. Newspaper reading can be
highly educative, if we only know what to look for in the paper. Thus an hour
given to the reading of a newspaper is thoroughly well utilized.