One of the major differences between the traditional and online is that with traditional you don’t have to have a machine assist you to get the news that you want. It is more convenient if you are on the go and don’t want to carry a laptop with you or if you don’t want to log onto the internet and type in the address. I can quickly visit a local coffee shop along my way to work and grab a newspaper to see what is in the news that day. Another advantage is that newspapers can have special promotions or coupons for goods or service, included in some of the printed editions that you wouldn’t find online or be able to download and print yourself. Some retailers actually prefer to have their own coupons printed by the trusted newspaper companies instead of consumers printing them online, there have been many forgeries or counterfeit coupons circulating and this has lead to a decline in online coupons. Finding all the coupons in one place has an advantage over searching all over the internet.

But what about the advantages of a online version over the print? isn’t it obvious? The most basic advantage of a online newspaper is that most of the time the content is free for the reader and the cost of providing the content is traded off by having advertisements on the newspapers website. Another thing is that there is a lot more interpersonal, interaction with the website that you wouldn’t have with a traditional newspaper. A traditional, printed newspaper could also never multimedia files attached to their articles. It is also convenient to log onto the website if you are already on a computer either at home or work rather then drive to a news stand and pick up a copy to check out the headlines.

I believe both are here to stay!