Free sample essay on The Newspaper. The newspapers hold a vital place in bringing information to the people about the various events in the country and the world. An event that took place yesterday abroad is reported today in the newspapers.
How soon we come to know of the developments in each part of the world! Before the radio and the television were invented it was the newspapers which were important sources of information. The newspapers are printed in a place and are distributed the next day through vans, trains and airplanes. This was the first revolution in information technology throughout the country. The newspapers and the books have a key role in the dissemination of information to the people.
‘The Swadesamitran’, a Tamil newspaper, and ‘The Hindu’ an English newspaper of Tamil Nadu, began to be published more than a century ago. Though the ‘Swadesamitran’, is no longer published, during its days it did much service to the cause of political freedom of our country. Great patriots like Subramanian Bharati served in the office of the Swadesamitran. The Hindu’s role in the national struggle for freedom was as significant as the Swadesamitran. Many great writers like R.K. Narayana used to contribute articles and essays to ‘The Hindu’. In fact, R.K. Narayan’s career as a writer began with ‘The Hindu’. Raghunatha Iyer was a famous editor of ‘The Hindu’ and a writer.
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His sotto voce columns in the ‘Swarajya’, a former English weekly, edited by another great writer, K.Subba Rao, were admired for his brilliant wit and narrative skill. Releasing a collection of Raghunatha Ayer’s essays some years ago the U.S. Consul-General in Madras praised Mr. Iyer for his excellent writing. Gandhiji himself fascinated by Mr. Ayer’s writing had the pleasure of meeting him and talking to him. This only shows the great tradition of ‘The Hindu’. Mr. Kasseri Srinivasa was the backbone of ‘The Hindu’.
‘The Times of India’, ‘The Indian Express’, ‘The Hindustan Times’, ‘The Statesman’, ‘The Patriot’ and other great newspapers have a leading role in the newspaper industry. ‘The Times of India’ is one of the oldest and the most popular newspapers in the country. ‘The New York Times’ of the USA, ‘The Guardian’ of the U.K. and other newspapers have a great tradition. The Times Literary supplement of the U.K. is uniquely respected for its opinions and literary articles. ‘The New York Times’ book reviews supplement is indeed voluminous having reviews of the books rated high.
Some newspapers like ‘The Hindu’ give a supplement each day covering an aspect of social, political or educational field.
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Students should cultivate the habit of reading the newspapers and they should know the latest developments in the social and political fields.