Due to the global spread of printing in the 16th century, the first newspaper was born. According to Bellis (nd), the first newspaper published weekly was called Relation in Antwerp. The emergence of the Internet has created a new era in communication over time and distance, becoming the preferred medium for the newspaper industry. With the growth of the Internet, we begin to see that the circulation of printed newspapers began to decline in the 20th century (Li, 2006). A digital newspaper is defined as a publication on the World Wide Web. Such sites use hypertext markup language and other computer-aided graphics devices to present news-containing text and graphics on a computer screen (Gunter, 2003). Support for online newspapers is strong, as the Internet offers new opportunities for the presentation and dissemination of news. Over the years, the digital newspaper industry has grown exponentially and is continuously expanding, taking on an important role in the communication and distribution of information. In this essay I will examine the difference between digital and paper newspapers,...