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

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
? Some people think that photos are more important than words because a news article on TV and in newspapers are always
come
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coming
along with photos. I disagree with that and in
this
essay, I will write about the importance of both pictures and words. On the
one
hand
, pictures alone cannot explain the topic effectively because pictures can only explain you the heading or can give you only an overview or summary of that topic. But to get
full fledge explanation
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a full fledge explanation
what topic about is, you need words.
For instance
, a picture with three
monkeys
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monkeys, one
one
has his
hand
on mouth and
one
on
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of
his ears and
one
on
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of
his eyes will not explain to you what does that mean, but words can explain that monkey with
hand
on ears says that do not hear bad words, the
one
with
hand
on eyes says that do not watch bad things and the
last
one
with its
hand
on mouth says do not speak bad words.
On the other
hand
, Imagine you are reading an article which has only words. After reading 2 or 3 paragraphs you will start feeling bored.
This
is because words only are not enough to attract the reader.
For example
, according to various research by psychologist says that pictures make people curious to know about it more in detail. In conclusion, I think pictures and words together make a story attract reader and
reader
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the reader
readers
will not feel boredom while reading it.
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  • convey
  • emotions
  • visual aids
  • retain
  • transcend
  • language barriers
  • accessible
  • misleading
  • context
  • comprehensive
  • critical thinking skills
  • sensitive content
  • graphic
  • disturbing
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