Periodicos

During one year in the United States of America about 11, 8 millions trees are cut. Only for publishing “New York Times” people need about 5, 5 millions trees; for “Los Angels Times” – 4, 2 millions and, at least, about 3,4 millions for “Washington Post”. Much more trees are cut for printing about 5,6 billions magazines and 24 billions of newspapers in all the world every year. (According to http://projectcensored.org)

But what about electricity when you are reading newspapers in your computers? Your eyes?
There are many advantages and disadvantages talking about that: you can bring the newspaper wherever you want, from one room to another, from the park to the bus very easily, you can take only the articles you like. You can enjoy only the composition of the photos, the design or the style. The things which can not be properly shown by your computer. Besides that, you can hold it in your hands in the bed easily and to see the pages one to another at once or two together. This way of reading can attract you to more articles which are beside each other. It is more difficult with the computer. By the way, people still believe more in newspapers than internet.
On the other hand, there are many advantages of newspapers in the net too. For example, it saves your money, time.
And what about Lithuania? The first newspapers in the net appeared in 1995 in Lithuania.