NEWSPAPERS

We read newspapers every morning. We are accustomed to the reading the newspaper, and we cannot live without it. A newspaper gives us news. It satisfies our curiosity by telling us what happened in the world around us during the last twenty-four hours.

We are eager to know what happened in our town, in our country, and in foreign countries. An newspaper keeps us informed of all the important happenings in the world. When we read the newspaper we know what happened at the test match going on in Calcutta, what happened at the political discussions in Delhi and so on. It is therefore necessary that we should read newspapers every day.

We rely on newspapers for our knowledge of what is happening in the world. It is therefore the duty of newspapers to tell us the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. A newspaper should not distort news by suppressing certain facts. It is the duty of every newspapers to find out the facts and to report them faithfully.

Newspapers play a very important role in democracy. Newspapers give not only news but also views. Newspapers form public opinion by the views they express. Newspapers strengthen democracy by making the citizens responsible and well-informed. Newspapers are the watch-dogs of democracy. They should play this role effectively. Newspapers should be fearless. If democracy is to survive, newspapers must not only be fearless but also make the people fearless.


(This essay is suitable for 6th, 7th and 8th std students)


-Surenthiran