Print V. Digital

Print and digital media are pretty much the same except for the type of platform or medium they are presented on. You can convert print to digital rather easily, but that would require a change in the medium being used. Print is on paper and digital writing is usually presented on some type of technology like a computer for instance. Although the writing and words itself remain the same it is how they are chosen to be read and what they are being read on that makes the difference. Everyday writing is created to fit the needs of the audience and get a point across or serve for the writer’s personal benefit. By choosing whether to write on paper or use digital text the writer is making a decision based on what is best for his audience and what he or she thinks would work the best given the situation. Choosing the medium of which to write ultimately suggests to people the true purpose for your writing. If you choose to write a letter, people could interpret that as something very personal and not something that would easily be shared to a large group of people. Digital, however, could be interpreted as your way of getting your voice and writing heard by a large amount of people or your way of spreading your ideas or purpose to have people support it whatever that may be.