【起】开头ThisageisoneinwhichthepopularityoftheInternetisruiningeverythingintheinformationindustries,particularlynewspapers.Itislikelythatbeforeverylongnewspaperswillneveragainbeconsideredseriouslyasanimportantsourceofstoriesforthegeneralpublic.Whatcanyousayaboutamoderninventionthatisprovidingyouwithmorenewsmorequicklyforfree?

　　【承】接头Newspaperreadershipisgettingsmallerandsmallerbecausethecurrentgenerationschoosetheirnewsonlineatnocost.Thisisanindicatorthatprintcirculationsareinforfurtherdecline,probablytoaninevitablefallworld-wide.Itusedtobethatnewspapersindustrywasoneofthemostprofitablebusinesses,sellingagreatnumberofcopiesandcharginghandsomefeesforanysortofadvertising,bigandsmall.Onceuponatime,newscustomerswereexpectingnewspaperstoarriveatthedoor-stepfirstthinginthemorning.Itwasthen,andthisisnowwhennewsisavailable24/7ataclick.Indeed,withthepossibleexceptionoffreeTVbroadcastsrivalingonthescreen,Webpageshavefarandwidelyoutdoneprintedpagesinnewssupply.

　　【转】转头Whatismore,sincetheup-to-minuteWebpageshaveagreatdealmoreinformationtodelivertothepublic,doubtlesslyreadersareabandoningnewspapersforinternetmedia.Therefore,peoplewhostillthinkthatnewspaperswillcontinuetobeanimportantsourceofinformationmustthinkagain.ItcannotfailtoberealizedthattheriseoftheInternetisanunmistakablesignofthebeginningoftheendofallnewspaperkingdoms.Nowadaysyoungnon-newspaperreadersareheavyonlinenewsconsumers,whileprintedpapersaretoolateincomingtosatisfytheirnewscuriosities.Predictingthedestinyofnewspapersisnotunlikewatchingthesunreluctantlysettingunderthehorizon,almostsurelynevertoriseagain.Inshort,newspapersaregoingoutofbusiness.

　　【合】回头TheInternetisalsodestroyingotherinformationindustriesrangingfrommagazinestobookstomoviestomusic,butnonehassufferedasmuchasnewspapers,alarminglycuttingcirculationsanddecreasingincomes.NowthatpeoplecanhavethepleasureofgettinginformedfromminutetominuteviatheInternet,thefutureofnewspapersisshroudedinshadows.Ofcourse,thattheInternetisforthebetterorfortheworseinchangingthewaypeoplereadnewsmaydependonwhoyouask.