News stories on TV and in newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures. Some people say that these pictures are more effective than words. What is your opinion about this?

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pictures to convey the news. Some people believe these images are more effective than words. In my opinion, I agree that pictures are better to get the message across. One of the many benefits of photos are that It
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substantiate the news by providing the evidence. As people
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are very critical about everything
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so they need strong supportive visual representation in order to believe in some story.
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pictures with any news article strengthen the credibility of it.
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, any earthquake or natural disaster news is accompanied by the photos of mass destruction, which can make
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, it will help them sympathise with their fellow brothers.
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, in today's fast world
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people do not have enough time to go through the whole article.
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, a photograph or a graphical representation can easily convey the required message without the need of many words.
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, a line graph of economic growth over
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the years
can be easier for a layman to comprehend.
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some images or photographs can be used to gain the attention of people towards the news.
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as, some news channels compete to get the
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exclusive picture of any event, like an award show or movie premiere or any social event, so that they can have audience attention. In conclusion, with the invent of cameras and camera phones, photographs have become a vital part of news telling because they add value to the story and are.
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words can never be replaced, in my opinion, images are now more effective for news media.
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Topic Vocabulary:
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  • instantaneous comprehension
  • irrefutable evidence
  • transcend language barriers
  • overreliance
  • oversimplification
  • misinformation
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