COMPARISON BETWEEN E-PAPER AND NEWSPAPER

COMPARISON BETWEEN E-PAPER AND NEWSPAPER

Introduction of newspaper: -                                                                                         Newspaper as we know is a paper consisting of News, columns, editorials, events, ads and current issues. The basic purpose of newspaper is to aware the local masses about the current affairs. Newspaper consists of types depending upon its launching whether it’s a daily, weekly, fortnight, or monthly.

History

               The earliest variation on a newspaper was a daily sheet published in 59bc in Rome called Acta Diurna (Daily event), which Julius Caesar ordered posted throughout the city. It was just a paper consisting of (hand written) news and events on that particular day.

                                                  The earliest known newspaper (printed) was in Beijing in 748. (Authentic)

                                           Johannes Gutenberg used a press to print an old German poem, and two years later prints a 42-line Bible- the significance being the mass production of print products, ushering in an era of newspapers, magazines and books.

           Zeitung (newspaper) was news report published in Germany in 1502, while Trewe Encountre becomes the earliest known English language news sheet in 1513.

        Germany`s Avisa Relation oder Zeitung, in 1609, is first regularly published newspaper in Europe.

The 1700s was a century in which market elements were created that encouraged the development of daily newspaper, rising literacy.

The first daily newspaper was the daily courant in London (1702).

   

Introduction of E-Paper:-

E-Paper (generally known as Electronic paper) is as simple like an ordinary traditional news paper, but with an exception that it is a soft copy. The columns can be read as easy as on a traditional news paper. They can be maximized and even saved on computers. The basic difference lies where the E-paper is available on internet through a proper terminal (computer, cell phone or P.D.A) only and the news paper is printed on paper, distributed through a great channel and read by millions. E-paper on the other hand is uploaded by a server, available n the web and can be accessed by millions at a time.

History:-

The first E-paper was developed in 1970’s by Nick Sheridon at Xerox Alto research center. Later it started in the developed countries of the world including America and England. The technology spread over the globe where it reached Japan, China and even India. First Indian E-paper launched on 29 June 2009. In September 2007, the French daily Les Echos announced the official launch of their E-Paper on subscription basis.

Pakistan’s first E-paper was Millat. There are more than 10 E-paper sites running on the Pakistani Web which are

Daily Jang            Millat                   The News International           Daily Times

NawaeWaqt                   Jasarat                  Dawn                   Pakistan Observer        

Daily Aj Kal         and Express tribune

Comparison

Advantages of E-paper over traditional Newspaper:-

1.     Advanced search feature:-

It is a feature only available with the help of a computer. It includes both the search of E-paper n the web and also the search of a column, article, news, editorials or any content with the help of advanced content search.

2.     Easily available:-

The E-paper is easily available on the internet anywhere and at any time whereas news paper can only be accessed with the help of certain limitations. Greater flexibility with respect to location and time.

3.     Daily updated:-

The E-paper as the traditional news paper is updated n regular intervals or period of time.

4.     Live feed:-

Some E-paper sites also include the feature of live feed for covering their weather forecast or News alert.

5.     Dynamic features:-

The E-paper site includes dynamic advertisements and other stuff too.

6.     Free to access:-

The E-paper is 100% cost free available on the internet.

7.     Modern technology:-

This E-paper system is a modern system based on modern technology.

8.     Easily convertible:-

It can also be converted to hard copy.

9.     Web features:-

The web stores a lot of information which also includes the E-paper sites. This can be easily accessed at any time. We can also review the paper of 3 months ago.

10.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         One source-million receivers:-

A news paper is printed in a press whereas an E-paper is uploaded by the server which can be accessed by the whole world at the same time through internet.

11.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Energy efficiency:-

Reports tell that E-paper helps in keeping the environment clean and green. It is also cheaper in use of paper.

12.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          It can also give instant feedback to the readers.

13.                       The type of news and the way it is presented can be customized to the needs and preference of individual readers.

14.                       Reader can be alerted through e-mail, cell phones or other devices about availability of any new news of their interest

15.                       Reader can conveniently refer to additional information related to a news item using suitable links to other pages on the same site and to other sites.

16.                       Readers can easily forward interesting news items to others.

17.                       Once a news item is put on the Internet, it becomes instantly available for use round the globe without additional variable costs.

18.                       News provider can get detailed data on popularity of news items. This information can help in better choice of information put on the site.

Advanced search feature	yes	No
Easily available	Yes	Yes
Daily updated	Yes	Yes
Live feed	yes	No
Free to access	Yes	No
Based on Modern technology	Yes	No
Web features	Yes	No
Energy efficiency	yes	No

19.                       The lead time required between occurrence of an event and news making on it available on the Internet has reduced considerably. Some items of news like stock market prices are now available almost in real-time.

                                                   

                                                             

Comparison features

E-paper

News paper

                                                                                                                                                                

Advantages of traditional newspaper

Newspaper production is a regularly scheduled publication containing interest, information, and business, commonly printed on relatively inexpensive, low grade material such as newsprint. By 2007 there were 6580 daily newspaper in the reality selling 395 million copies in a day. The worldwide withdrawal of 2008, one with the fast growth of web-based alternatives, caused a thoughtful fall in business and circulation, as umpteen papers blinking or sharply retrenched operations. But it has many advantages over e-paper such as given below:

Easily approachable:

Traditional newspaper is quite cheaper than electronic newspaper and is easily affordable by everyone. Every person can get the traditional papers with no difficulty. It is easily available in markets, on roads sold by people and most of the people have the service that provides them traditional papers in their homes at very cheaper rates.

Unavailability of computer or internet:

Most of the time you don’t have a computer around and if you do carry one, you may not have the access to the internet. Furthermore, a lot of people find a notebook computer cumbersome although the size of which has become smaller now-a-days. Moreover news on the internet is transient where if the web-address is changed, the sites providing the newspaper also disappear. So this actually brings problems to the readers as they need to read the news fast and simple ways but then technology also can cause more complex problem than the traditional ways. Therefore reading a “Real” paper is still the choice for them. In fact, you can carry a traditional printed news paper and read it any where as on the bus, on the plane and on a cruise ship.

Lighter weight:

We can virtually carry this piece of paper to every where and most importantly, the weight of the printed newspaper is much lighter than a notebook and certainly a desktop computer. We may not have enough space to carry laptops or notebook computers with us as they take more space. On contrary, a traditional newspaper takes a little space and can be folded.

Local area news:

There are some local area newspapers in which local area news or news about the community of that area are published by traditional means time to time that may not be available through electronic means. In this way people get aware of there local community news.

Easily understood by villagers:

Newspaper or traditional newspaper is easily understood by village people or people who can just read and don’t know how to use computer. And yet they remain in touch with current affairs and lifestyles through traditional newspapers and they don’t find it complex or difficult to use while reading these newspapers. One can just buy the newspaper at very cheaper rate and start reading it at anyplace, any time and in any way.

Great number of readers of traditional newspaper:

Ratio of traditional paper readers to e-paper readers is relatively high as traditional newspapers are also read in villages where every person don’t have the source to read e-paper. Moreover people find it easy way to read.

Versatile:

Traditional newspapers are available in all languages used in Pakistan.

According to Statistical Department of Pakistan there were 1464 newspapers in all languages published in four provinces of Pakistan.

1) Sind:

English: 45

Sindhi: 35

Urdu: 26

2) Punjab:

Urdu: 268

English: 40

Punjabi: 17

3) NWFP:

Urdu: 677

English: 26

Pashto: 25

4) Baluchistan:

Urdu: 363

English: 22

Pashto: 8

Balochi: 8

More advantages:

·        News papers are more convenient to read. One can easily relax, reclined over a deck chair, and reading a newspaper.

·        Newspapers can be carried and read at any location of the world. There is no pre-condition of availability of internet connectivity.

·        Reading traditional newspaper does not require any equipment such as computer.

Conclusion:

       As we have discussed about E-paper and traditional papers detail. Now we can conclude its matter easily.

News are well known in every society through it is eastern or western. People of modern age want to aware with the updates of every passing moment. So, both E-paper and traditional papers are servings in a better way. E-Paper displays might have an important part to play in everyday life.

As we know news papers are approachable and cheaper but E-paper are easier to access and without any cast.

News paper is a traditional way of spreading any news or article adopted by the system tried and verified by the people all over the global. The new generation is very keen to adopt new ways which is E-paper. Modern age is an age of no time.  Youth always go to chase easy ways. They move towards E-paper. The most important advantage of e-paper is that it updates its papers automatically where as in the case of traditional news papers the readers have to purchase new news papers daily. But e-paper is facing many problems through lack of internet connection facility and the problem of computer either hard ware or software problem.

       E-paper is popular in western countries though the first e-paper was launched in America. It provides new researched topics. It also aware through different add all over the world. But as in Pakistan the problem of load shading is increasing day by day, so because of this cause the readers can not chase the updates through E-paper.

Media is becoming a vast field from last decade and its progressive techniques require a large setup information technology. Information technology will not only help to propagate. The media is also giving a boost the new generation to easily adopt it.