The Future of Print Media in the world of Internet.
                     The Future of Print Media in 
the world of Internet
INTRODUCTION
• The Internet has been one of the major 
reasons print media has declined in 
readership in the past decade. 
• Even large daily newspapers aren’t able to 
keep up with up-to-the-second news that can 
be found on your computer screen.
Source: www.skyshot.in
Digital Media Over Print Media
• Print media involves only one thing reading 
and assimilating information. Words on paper, 
maybe an image or two, is all you’ll get. 
• The rise of digital media, however, has 
enabled discussion and advocacy  at the press 
of a button, at the tips of your fingers.
Source: www.skyshot.in
Any Information At the Click of a Button 
• Many Indians can’t read, neither do they have 
a TV at home, but with relatively inexpensive 
smartphones they can have access to 
information to news and the stories of their 
choice on platforms like YouTube, that too, in 
their own language. 
Source: www.skyshot.in
Struggle of Print Media
• Daily newspapers tried to adjust to the times 
with websites of their own, but that also led 
to the decline in their print readership. 
Source: www.skyshot.in
Future for Print Media
• The future for print newspapers likely rests in 
community oriented publications like the one 
you are now reading. 
Source: www.skyshot.in
Demise of the print version of Magazine
• The recent demise of the print version of 
Newsweek magazine ended a decades long 
tradition. 
• Newsweek always offered a strong insight into 
national politics and its print void will cause it 
to lose a large portion of its readership base. 
Source: www.skyshot.in
Media with a expiration date
• The main reason for this is that web is now a 
key source of news and information. 
• With a twenty four hours plugged society it is 
difficult for a static media like newspaper to 
follow the velocity that news spread through 
the web. 
Source: www.medium.com
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROMOTING AND 
STRENGTHENING THE PRINT MEDIA
Cheaper newsprint for small papers
• Genuine small newspapers may be helped 
with subsidized newsprint.
Source: www.medium.com
Convergence benefit
• Many Websites are doing extremely well by 
combining audio-visual and the print media.
• Since the future of the media is considerably 
in the convergence technology, a special 
media technology committee may examine if 
the Indian print media can benefit from the 
convergence.
Source: www.presscouncil.nic.in
Co-operatives of small newspapers
• Co-operatives of small newspapers in 
particular, may be encouraged to run cost 
effective modern printing presses, internet 
connections and organize workshops for 
journalists and printers for improving the 
overall quality of small newspapers.
Source: www.presscouncil.nic.in