An Art or Science? –
A Daily Paper or a Standard Book?
A Daily Paper or a Standard Book?
Gone are the days when the daily newspaper – vernacular or an English one – used to contain only 10 to 12 pages. Now they are as informative and voluminous with facts, figures and photos including ads and notices that they look like books for reading.
Look for example the size of the newspaper – The New York Times of July 11, 2010 edition having the following Chapters:
General News: 24 Pages
Metropolitan: 10 “
Sports Sunday: 14 “
Week in Review: 10 “
Sunday Styles: 10 “
Sunday Business: 30 “
Arts & Leisure: 24 “
ZK : 4 “
Book review: 28 “
Travel: 14 “
Real Estate: 18 “
Automobiles: 08 “
Ad – handouts: 76 “
NYT Magazine: 60 “
Thus it had 330 pages in all – almost the size of a book to read. If one misses to read the paper one or two days - well, that is it. Persons working 12 to 14 or more hours per day would not be able to read the papers daily. One needs to develop the art of reading and updating one’s knowledge lest he becomes out of date in his own field or in general knowledge. Many a time knowledge or book is bought and kept for days and years together with a view to encashing its usefulness at a future date by the majority of literates. With the digital and internet revolution in place these days the reach of a common man to the vast ocean-level knowledge and news is immense. How much time one can actually devote for general news or the researched article on a subject depends on the availability of time or immediate relevance of the topic at his work place. Hence the need for developing it as an art as well as science so as to enhance its utility and match the value of money spent on it.
General News: 24 Pages
Metropolitan: 10 “
Sports Sunday: 14 “
Week in Review: 10 “
Sunday Styles: 10 “
Sunday Business: 30 “
Arts & Leisure: 24 “
ZK : 4 “
Book review: 28 “
Travel: 14 “
Real Estate: 18 “
Automobiles: 08 “
Ad – handouts: 76 “
NYT Magazine: 60 “
Thus it had 330 pages in all – almost the size of a book to read. If one misses to read the paper one or two days - well, that is it. Persons working 12 to 14 or more hours per day would not be able to read the papers daily. One needs to develop the art of reading and updating one’s knowledge lest he becomes out of date in his own field or in general knowledge. Many a time knowledge or book is bought and kept for days and years together with a view to encashing its usefulness at a future date by the majority of literates. With the digital and internet revolution in place these days the reach of a common man to the vast ocean-level knowledge and news is immense. How much time one can actually devote for general news or the researched article on a subject depends on the availability of time or immediate relevance of the topic at his work place. Hence the need for developing it as an art as well as science so as to enhance its utility and match the value of money spent on it.
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