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What’s black and white and read all over? Not newspapers, at least not anymore．In fact, if you’re like most young people, you probably don’t read the newspaper at all．
In one recent survey, just 19 percent of 18-to-34--year-olds said they read a newspaper every day, while 37 percent watch local TV news and 44 percent visit Internet news sites daily．As people turn more and more to new technologies, they turn the pages of newspapers less and less．
“There’s a revolution(革命)in the way young people get news,” says media consultant Merrill Brown．
Just a generation(一代人)or two ago, the newspaper was the main way that many people got their news．Now, nearly every home has at least one TV set．There’s high-speed, wireless Internet both at home and in many public places．
You no longer have to wait for a bundle of newsprint to arrive on your doorstep every morning．Thanks to new technology, if you want to know what’s going on in the world, you can get breaking news immediately in more ways than one．
So newspapers face a very big challenge．Raised on MTV and video games, today’s kids and young adults want flashy displays, special effects, quick information, and the chance to interact(互动)in real time, even when they’re reading about serious problems．
If newspapers can’t find creative ways to be more than just ink on paper, some experts suggest, they might disappear completely．
Traditional newspaper articles are supposed to be read from beginning to end, lack(缺乏)of interaction．With Web pages, on the other hand, there’s more freedom．You can look through the things you’re interested in, then follow links to other sources．You can join discussion groups, read other people’s opinions on a topic, or start a blog to express your own views．
