Have television, video games, and computers had a negative effect on reading?

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Movies, television, and video games certainly have made entertainment much more graphics-oriented than text-oriented, as it was before the 20th century. But the printed word still reigns supreme as a conveyance of information. Literacy has never been higher around the world. Before the 20th century and its visual excitement, most people in the world could not read. If today’s youngsters do not read as well as those of the previous generation, the reason may be found in the manner of their upbringing and in their education. On the other hand, the Internet has boomed as a primarily text medium, and the growing popularity of e-mail is thought to be a positive influence on literacy.