Importance of Reading Newspaper
The importance of reading newspapers can hardly be exaggerated. Newspapers are the storehouse of knowledge. The chief business of a newspaper is to give us news which we need to know. It tells us what happens at home and abroad. The modern civilized people cannot do without newspapers.
Venice in Europe was the first city to introduce the newspaper. ‘Samachar Darpan’ was the first Bangla newspaper of this subcontinent.
There are many kinds of newspapers, such as daily, weekly, fortnightly, and monthly. Most of the people read the dailies because they carry for us fresh and current news of the day. They also contain the views expressed by great leaders and thinkers of the world on current topics.
The monthlies contain articles, stories, literature, and poems. The newspaper is a useful means of both pleasure and education. It tells us what is going on in our country as well as in foreign countries. It keeps us informed of the latest discoveries of the world. In brief, it is the summary of current history.
Politicians, businessmen, scientists, doctors, economists – all learn the news of their own interest from a newspaper. The government gathers public opinion regarding businessmen who learn about the ups and downs of the market prices.
A newspaper often publishes false news or sometimes it exagerates things. We should remain careful about such news.
However, we should cultivate the habit of reading newspapers in us as they are the mirror of the world. Unless we read newspapers, we shall be altogether detached from the current affairs of the world.