Do I have to read newspapers, magazines, and watch TV in the Internet Age?

Do I have to read newspapers, magazines, and watch TV in the Internet Age?

The Internet has been in China for more than a decade. Now we can't do without it: news, weather forecasts, the latest movies, learning materials, and even ordering meals can all be done online.
Due to the oppression of the Internet, today's media has been shrinking in large quantities, and even TV has begun to shrink, and the broadcasting industry has long declined due to the suppression of TV.
In the Internet age, do we still need to read newspapers, magazines, and televisions?
I personally think that in a long period of time, we still cannot do without these traditional information dissemination tools.
The first is habits. The power of habits is enormous. The habit of reading books, reading newspapers, and watching TV that has been developed for many years is hard to change at half past one. Especially for people over 40 years of age, the Internet is still a strange thing for them.
Second, there are economic restrictions. Now, the family buys a computer for nearly 4000 yuan, and the annual Internet access fee plus the electricity fee is more than 1000 yuan. This is still a huge expense for farmers and working-class families. Ordinary TVs are much cheaper than computers and network hardware, and there is no need to pay for the content.
Influenced by knowledge culture and concepts. Nowadays, the technical threshold for computers is still very high. Most older people have a poor connection to the TV remote control, let alone the keyboard with over 100 keys, they may not recognize so many letters. The Internet is not an essential necessity for these people.
Even for people who have already entered the Internet, it is necessary to read books, read newspapers, and watch TV. Nowadays, the Internet has a large amount of information, which is also a disadvantage. Excessive information and junk information make it impossible for people to obtain truly valuable information in a timely and accurate manner. There is also the randomness of Internet information processing, which leads to a decline in the credibility of information and poor text quality, Article It is a rare luxury to see. Regular reading of Internet articles may reduce the text level.
Due to the strong interaction on the Internet and the fast communication of various information flows, it is inevitable that there are different opinions, which are hard to distinguish between true and false. Some incorrect information may mislead people, especially the ideas of younger people, which is very unfavorable for them to form a correct outlook on life.
There are still many defects in the Internet. These defects are just the advantages of traditional media. Traditional media, despite its poor timeliness and interaction, have a small amount of information. However, editors, journalists, and others participate in information filtering, extraction, concentration, and other manufacturing processes, the quality, reliability, accuracy, reliability, and availability of information are largely guaranteed.
The Internet is still a new media and industry, and a large number of things need to be constantly improved. As technology advances and people's understanding increases, its shortcomings will surely be improved. However, at this stage, we cannot give up on traditional media and the Internet.

Zhang Qing (mesh) Co., http://blog.why100000.com.
2008-2-22