What Are The Negative And Positive Effects Of Newspaper On Society?

One of the first positive effects I can think of at the moment, is probably that mass media keeps people informed of any recent events within a short amount of time. When, for example, a politician is assassinated, you will hear this immediately, so that you will know what is going on. Media keeps you informed.

Positives of a newspaper are widespread.

People can improve their reading, writing, and communication skills because of newspapers and the opportunities they provide.

Newspapers originated as a watchdog to our government, in fact, Thomas Jefferson once stated that "…were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.”

Negatives of newspapers are few--but if printed they do cost money and paper, made from trees.