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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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In
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 contemporary era, technology has led to the explosive growth in the use of images to communicate and understand the world around us, but some argue
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 the effectiveness of visual displays than words.
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, both these views will be discussed in
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 with, the effective outcome of the application of images in mass media is relatively high. Oral communication is enhanced when visual aids are used. It is important to pair the accurate visual aid with the type of oral or written
information
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 presented. To cite an example, a manager discussing a data intensive topic,
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 as a company's fourth quarter financial results, should consider passing out a handout that details the financial data. Presenting the
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a table
 format, or using a chart or graph to highlight key financial results, increases the audience's understanding and encourages participants to ask questions.
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, a visual aid with wrong
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 can cause a distraction and detract from the message, the image is supposed to convey.
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, a discussion of a company's manufacturing
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plant
 within their respective provinces, but if irrelevant
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 as tourist sites are included, it can distract the audience from the purpose of the map, to show the locations of the manufacturing plants. It strikes me that, the use of various visual displays of the means of a news is
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 effective; increases the amount of viewers due to the attractive images used in order to convey the idea and
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 to the audience. In conclusion, both the combination of words and images have a powerful effect on the communication of ideas and that these images should not impede the understanding of the concepts that should be trying to clarify.
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