Five Reasons You Should Read the News from Your Cell Phone:

1) It’s fast.

Online newspapers know that people don’t have all day to check their Blackberrys because they often multitask (eating, driving, etc.), so they have optimized the experience for even the most time-pressed individual. You can be sure that the news on your phone has been edited down to the highlights to load quickly, saving the nitty-gritty details for the print or online versions.

2) You always have access to it.

Think about many hours a day you are carrying a newspaper or your laptop everywhere you go. Now compare that number with that of your cell phone, and it’s easy to see why for most people, cell phone journalism is convenient. Whenever you feel like checking the news, all you have to do is reach in your pocket.

3) It’s inexpensive.

You don’t have to pay a fortune to read the news from your cell phone. Newspapers are trying to make mobile features accessible to customers, and thus most text-alert plans are free. Additional features may cost more, but they often aren’t necessary.

4) It’s why you bought a Smartphone.

As Eli Wendkos from the AJC.com points out, video submissions from readers have seen and will continue to see a rise in the coming years. With such a large portion of the population now using Smartphones, it is even easier to submit videos to news publications. Why not make use of such a cool function?

5) It’s the next big thing.

Newspapers everywhere are investing more money than ever in their cell phone journalism budgets to market to consumers like you: people who want quick, bite-size news that is easy to read and understand. Cell phone journalism is still very new to most people, but it is gaining steam. And wouldn’t you want to be able to say you’d been reading the news from your phone years before it was popular to do it? Thought so.