Unit 3 The media Lesson 9 Exercise 1.3 We can get news in many ways: TV,radio,newspapers,magazines, and now the Internet. Let's compare two types of news: TV news and news on the Internet. Many people like the news on TV because you can see and hear real people. Also,many people prefer TV because the pictures and the sound are better. Another advantage is that someone has already chosen the most important news. You just sit back and watch. Of course.the news is on TV only at certain times, so it is not as recent as the Internet news. TV news shows try to be as up-to-date as possible but they are not updated ads quickly as the Internet. However,some news channels are on TV all day and so,in this way, they are the same as Internet websites. On most TV news programs,they show as and some people do not like this. As for news websites, one big advantage is that you can see them at any time. Also ,the information is updated all the time, so the news is always recent, You can move from one news site to other sites with similar information, On many news sites, you can send in your comments by e-mail or you can join in a discussion. You can even send the page to a friend by e-mail. However,a news website is not as personal as a TV news show. Also,the sound and video are not so good as what we can see and hear on TV, Websites sometimes have short videos but often these are too large to open. Some people don't like the ads on websites. So it is really hard to say which one is better Personally, I prefer to check the news on a website. On average,I look at new websites twice as often as TV programs.
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