Is tv reducing reading habits

Answer 1

It is definitely true that reading is a dying habit, and one of the major reasons for the decline is the advent of the electronic medium. Even the reading of newspapers has been limited to that of headlines and few introductory paragraph. If one gets the news and can watch a few Soap Operas for entertainment just by pressing a few buttons , why should anyone then take the trouble of reading ?Now we have not sufficient time for reading . But that is very sad that we are losing the very flavour of life. Just sitting like a robot in front of a box which gives us informations like robots , listening to it, watching it, kill our intellectual faculties. We have failed to realise that the lasting impact on the mind can be provided by the written words alone. Reading gives one time to ponder over things and it enriches our vocabulary too. Another factor which is responsible for the decline in our reading habit is the high cost of reading materials. So it is a rare sight to find a person who could be called a voracious reader.