In many countries, very few young people read newspapers or follow the news on TV. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?

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A number of youngsters all over the

world

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have

become less much

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become much less

attentive to update news reported

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newspapers and

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. The main roots of

this

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issue

lies

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lie

in the rise of the Internet, which will be discussed in more details below with suggested solutions. It can’t be denied that Internet

has impressively transformed

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impressively transformed

the way we receive information. Have never before keeping up to date with the

world

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been

the state or fact of existing

being

as easy and cheap as nowadays thanks to the internet. Just by a click of

mouse

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a mouse

the mouse

we can get any news from anywhere all over the

world

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with almost no cost incurred. It is obviously much more convenient and efficient to get info from Internet than traditional media

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as printed newspapers,

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, youngsters who are digital natives find it more appealing to follow news on the Internet.

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, it could be a double-edged sword. From the positive view, youngsters who don’t

get news updated

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get updated news

via traditional method would choose online method, by which is still beneficial and informative.

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, many others get carried away with what we call “trash or fast-food info”. These may include gossips from social media, online tabloids, etc.

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information can be very

entertaining but

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entertaining, but

not educational nor informative in the long run. Henceforth,

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is truly a worrying problem that we must deal with. Another reason for the lack of updating news via

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/ newspapers is by personal preference of

youngsters

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the youngsters

themselves. Today we are bombarded with a lot of negative news all over the

world

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since chaos

are

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everywhere. Some young people choose not to be up-to-date because simply they do not want to be affected by bad news. They feel that modern life has been stressful enough so

to top

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topping

it up with terrorist attacks, environmental destruction would do no good

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for

mental health. So how do we deal with

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issue?

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and foremost, there should be a control over

flow

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the flow

of information. For any piece of news be

broadcasted

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broadcast

, there must exist validation process to back up its trustworthiness and rightness.

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, there should

also

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be incentives to encourage youngsters to read news from orthodox sources whether it is traditional or digital.

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can be done by guiding people from early ages to form a habit of reading news from reputable media brands

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as CNN, BBC.

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but not least, media companies

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need to invent different methods to capture youngsters’ attention without making exaggerated or even fake statements. All in all, the fact that youngsters no longer follow news from

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and newspapers is not an issue if they use a much more efficient tool like

Internet

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the Internet

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, if they let themselves be lured away by other non-educational data on the Internet

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that is

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worrying. Only a

co-operative

involving the joint activity of two or more

cooperative

effort of Governments, media bodies, schools, families and the young people themselves can address

this

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problem.

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In many countries, very few young people read newspapers or follow the news on TV. What do you think are the causes of this? What solutions can you suggest?

Support ideas with relevant, specific examples

In many countries, teenagers are encouraged to find part-time jobs. Some individuals this is a good development while others disagree. Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

In many cities the use of video cameras in public places is being increased in order to reduce crime, but some people believe that these measures restrict our individual freedom. Do the benefits of increased security outweigh the drawbacks?

Today many people do not know their neighbours. What are the reasons and solutions for this issues.

as countries gave developed there has been a trend towards smaller family sizes why does this happen ? how does this affect society?

Students should focus on learning in the classroom rather than show their status by wearing fashionable clothes. Therefore all students should wear school uniform. Do you agree or disagree