Newspaper Reading

Points: Part of our daily routine — Our window to the world — Various services of the newspapers.

             There was a time — only a few centuries ago — when there was no newspaper in the world. But today, like our morning tea-cup the newspaper is a must. We are, in fact, very much news-hungry.
             A reader gets much more out of his daily paper than merely sensational stories. The newspaper brings the world to our door. We come to know of what is happening in Israel, in Iran, in South America and so on. The events of sports and games, the Test Matches and the Olympics — we read in newspapers. It is in the columns of newspaper that we can learn how our own country is faring. Important official announcements are also made public through the newspaper.
             Newspapers are also views papers. The editorials voice the feelings of the common people. The ‘Letters to the Editor’ column is a kind of public forum. Here all kinds of queries, comments and protests are made by the readers themselves. The ‘Wanted’ columns guide the reader to the job market. Even marriages are settled through the ‘Matrimonial’ columns. The newspaper is nothing but a printed mirror of the contemporary world. It is our every day’s historian.