Technology has revolutionized the way we communicate. Because of the increasing popularity of the Internet, it is easier than it has ever been to share information and news. However, these wonderful technologies bring with them grave consequences. We are at risk of sacrificing quality of information in favor of quantity. Anybody can put anything they want on the Internet and share it with the whole world. We have all heard the warning that you can't trust everything you read, especially on the Internet. I submit that soon there will be such rapid flow of pointless babble that nothing will be worth reading. Currently, there are sources I trust for information online, such as major news networks. With the increasing popularity of online news sites, these news networks are facing major financial hardships and are being forced to fire many of their employees. Many are considering charging for online viewing of their news. Because there is so much free information out there, people will just stop using major news networks altogether. The market for news will shrink and the news networks will shrink with it, firing many educated, talented reporters and writers. Yet these are the very people whose work we would rather be reading. I fear that soon we will find ourselves getting news from postings by middle school students and not from reputable sources.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8542430.stm
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