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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

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In recent years, newspapers
have almost became
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have almost become
extinct. Even the news channels on the televisions have seen a constant decline in their list of subscribers.
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is mainly because they fail to attract the attention of the younger generation audience.
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is happening in many countries and there are a lot of factors that can be held responsible for it.
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, all is not lost and the situation can be improved by making minor changes. Starting with some of the possible causes, One of the major
one
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ones
is
rise
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the rise
of social media. With the increased success of social
meida
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
media
, the recent activities and events get
lot
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lots
of hype.
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, the youth starts thinking that the whole matter is covered over the social media. They simply don't see the need to read the newspaper or watch
news
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the news
on TV.
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, media scams are equally responsible for the steady resistance received from the future generation. These frauds make people question the credibility of the media. It portrays the news broadcasters negatively.
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A lot
of news channels show
biased
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bias
or
repeatative
repetitive and persistent
repetitive
news. Growing craze of social media along with negative publicity of news sellers themselves, are some of the reasons,
youg
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
young
people avoid newspapers or any other form of news broadcasts. That being said, there are ways to
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act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
remedy
the situation. For starters, the government should take steps to promote fair journalism. If
law
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the law
takes steps against how the information should be conveyed, that could help remove some of the personal bias we can see in the news coverage. The news coverage should be about facts and the real information, not about the personal views of people collecting or conveying them.
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, better education will help the adults of upcoming age, to be equipped with a better sense of right and wrong. They would naturally show interest in what is happening around the world, if they can understand and form an opinion on it. In conclusion, as much as all mediums covering news has suffered recently, there are corrective steps that we can take, which would help stir the youth towards a well-informed
future
a citizen who has a legal right to vote
voter
.
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