Advantages of online news services

Online news services have many uses, and for this reason, this service has a great deal of advantages. These include:
  • Unlike when watching the news on TV, or when listening to it on the radio, online news services allow the user to choose which articles they hear, watch, or read. This is useful, as people don’t “waste their time” on articles that don’t interest them – they only get informed about what does interest them.
  • News articles from around the world can all be accessed from one place – there is no need to switch between multiple websites to get news from different countries.
  • It’s free, unlike buying newspapers which can cost.
  • There is no limit to how many articles one can read. With newspapers, people can only read the articles contained within the newspaper.
  • Newspapers cannot update themselves, because they are physical, so if a story has had some advantages, people will have to wait for, and but the next issue to learn about it. When an article is online, it can be updated automatically, so all updates are instant and there is no need to wait for these to be put in place.
  • Online news services have the ability to make articles more interactive. Videos can be embedded into articles alongside text and pictures when the article is virtual; it is impossible to embed videos in newspapers because they are physical, and cannot be edited.
  • It is more economical compared to all other methods of news distribution, as all that is needed is a journalist, and a website for the journalist to post the article on. With newspapers, paper is necessary; so many trees have to be cut down. Also, there is the need of ink, large printers, and distributors as well as the journalist who investigates an event.