Recently, I’ve been picking up the paper from the little drop box that says “Only Take One” at my university. Why am I reading a physical copy rather than the speedy electronic version ready at my fingertips? Other than my eyesight being unblessed with the amount of times I’m staring at a screen, having a physical copy makes reading more, well, real.
I would compare it to reading a book. Do you feel the same accomplishment when you scroll to the end to the book [via pdf/kindle] as you do when you feel one half of the book weighing more than the other, and then officially reaching the back cover?
Personally, I prefer a physical book over pdf/kindle version anytime any day!
The reason why I’ve decided to start reading the paper is because more often than not I find myself in a bubble. The world doesn’t just revolve around the country I live in. There are 196 countries, and me knowing all about one country leaves me hopelessly lost for the other 195.
Why is it important to learn about what’s happening in other countries?
The more you know, the more you grow. It allows you to become more well rounded & informed on the world around you rather than living your life in a bubble. If you don’t read the news that puts you at a loss. The world has a lot of things happening; imagine if you only stayed on one page, one country, when there are 195 to go? It’s nice that you can recite that one page to a Tee, but what about the other 195?
Funny story: so I opened the newspaper backwards - how to be a 21st century human being reading a newspaper- and then happened to see this and WAIT THERE'S GOING TO BE 4 MORE MOVIES AFTER FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM @ JK ROWLING BLESS YOU THANK YOU I HOPE ALL YOUR TRANSPORTATION COMES ON TIME
Bonus for reading a physical copy is that it’s not something that can be fabricated like what happened with Facebook having fake news. [side note: if people really had the dedication & determination to make fake news a thing imagine they used that determination to educate themselves on what's actually happening in the world?!]
What I'm aiming to say with this blog post is this: Pick up the daily paper and skim through the international section and absorb like you’re a sponge that never gets full. What you’re reading is going to be history one day, and wouldn’t you rather say HEY I REMEMBER THAT HAPPENING I WAS THERE rather than oh wait who, what, when, oops wow I was there.. just not paying attention.
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“Journalism is the first rough draft of history.”
I live how honest this post is and it really made me thing about how longs it's been since I read a real newspaper. I think I need to change that - teaisawishyourheartmakes.wordpress.com 💖
ReplyDeleteI think since everything is online, we sometimes forget that it first began on paper- it doesn't get realer than reading a physical copy,, also your eyes will probably thank you for looking at something that isn't a screen! :)
DeleteI love that there are others out there who still have a love for print!! I too prefer reading physical copies of books and papers, but ebooks and pdfs are also nice for say, textbooks or when you want to read self-published stories. In fact, I haven't read a newspaper in quite a long time, now that I think about it (even though I hear there are ways to get some for free!). Thanks for sharing ����
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yesss hard copy is the way to go for basically everything- pretty sure my eyesight is 110% unblessed with the amount of times I'm looking at a screen hahaha. And yes I completely agree for textbooks- if the pdf is miraculously online my unblessed eyes will have to deal with the scrolling of a screen 😂 A few months ago I would just pass right by the little newspaper box but then every time someone talked about something that happened in some part of the world I'd just be so lost and confused. I then decided to take it upon myself to learn about the things that happen on the daily in other counties. Since fake news is surprisingly a thing, reading from an actual newspaper was the best way to go! So happy to see you enjoyed reading! :)
DeleteThis was a good read, reminded me that I actually need to read a lot more! I used to love reading physical books and newspapers and now it's all digital and in the palm of our hands. I'll definitely be doing things old school. New year, new me Lool ☺️
ReplyDeleteYess! I feel like since we're so in loop with technology and everything is ready in .3 seconds, it's as though we forgot that physical copies are actually a thing- it's always a satisfaction in reaching the end of a book (feeling one side heavier than the other and then done!) New year new me yes yes yes the year of your eyes being blessed with not looking at something on a screen hahaha thank you so much for reading!
DeleteLoved your post ! You wrote it so well. I like physical books as well and this kind of inspired me to read newspaper more ! https://nushablog.wordpress.com/
ReplyDeleteThank you so much!! I feel like physical books make me feel like I'm actually reading while scrolling on a pdf file sort of takes that feeling away. I'm so happy to see I inspired you to read a newspaper more yay! :)
DeleteI used to read newspapers all the time when I use to go to college or university but that all stopped once I finished studying. Now I just read everything online, I do miss the feel of flicking through a newspaper and the smell. Haha, weird I know.
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haha I get what you mean though!! It's kind of like reading a book because books have some sort of smell to them too- nothing better than reading the physical copy! It's been interesting always getting the paper, for one my eyes are getting a break from staring at a screen all day :)
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