News Webpages V. Television News

Millions of Americans turn to the television first to get the news. It's quick, conveniant, and what doesn't audio and visial add to any experience(Hah)? Television is more entertaing.

But are we getting all the facts? After watching several televised news programs and then scanning news web pages, what I found surprised me.

The web pages provided a tultitude of information, that I felt was very important, that the televised news programs did not. On the homepage, all the top storys appeared with pictures for quick, up to date access. The menu provided easy navigation through different categories of news. Each page in the different categories provided links to similar news stories. All the news I needed, with the click or a mouse.

Each story provided me with much more information; cut and dry, no annoying commercials.

This leaves me wondering two things:

Will television news ever take a back seat to news webpages?

I found this link, which has a piece of information proving my point. It says the news web pages provide instant, up to date, streaming information in case of emergencies(in this case, Hurricaine Katrina).

How can television get away with cutting so much information? (Oh yeah, commercials- how could I forget?)

Maybe we shouldn't be too quick to turn on the television. These days, most people have access to a computer as well. Or a newspaper, which I feel is equivalent in reporting pertinent facts, but obviously cannot include the amount of news web pages can.

Sometimes efficiency doesn't always yeild the best results. Take the time, log online- maybe you'll learn something BESIDES the fact that New Orleans is flooded. Tell me something I didn't know, please!