Old Newspapers Get Online Launch

Google, the giant search engine, has taken the initiative in 2006 of digitizing the old newspapers. This means that they decided to convert stories and news from local or national newspapers that date from longtime ago to digital format and began with the Washington Post and New York Times. I think that the simple reproduction of the print edition of newspapers will allow much more access to information and news of the pre- digital age. Actually, the digital age refers to the society that is considered nowadays as an increasingly connected one with the advance of ICTs (Information and Communication Technology). People around the globe have more and more invested in the use of ICTs either in business or at home especially internet. Therefore, Google’s project would help internet users find ancient news on the web from the smallest local weekly paper up to the largest national daily and thus would encourage them to read those stories without encountering difficulties of search and availability. To sum up, the online launching of the old newspapers is an easy and free way to access information and news and therefore get cultivated of what has happened in the world.