Start Time: 12: 13 End Time: 12:53 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. Write at least 250 words.

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the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
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ery few young people consume news through newspaper and news channels on
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. In the following essay, I will try to highlight the reasons behind
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behaviour is the scarcity of free
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among young people. If we talk about students they are drowned in ri
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left after studying they resort to hanging out with friends or co
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very intense
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through online video st
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opt for part-
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jobs to make ends meet. So, most of them have no
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. Apart fo
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he students if we take a look at the li
fe style o
a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes
lifestyle
f working young people. We will see that they are ov
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heavily burdened with work or cares
overburdened
y office work and long office hours. On weekdays they merely get any
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to spend with their families or to take re
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a rest
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most of the weekend is consumed in running ho
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a social unit living together
household
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nce they
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rarely find
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to regularly co
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a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
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channels. The
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reason that contributes to
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behaviour is the em
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Socialising
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etc., they can always be found glued to their smart phone screens. Social media provides the best avenue to co
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eat immoderately
consume
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that ke
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keeps
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thrust or throw into
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sult these y
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result, these
oung people are never able to make
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for productive ac
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any specific behavior
activities
ike reading books or news. The
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reason that I will hi
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s the generation gap between those preparing the news
content
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and the young generation. The newspaper and the
TV
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channels have been reluctant in adopting writing styles and distribution channels that are most re
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having a bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
relevant
o young people. Maybe they have never considered the younger lot as their target market.
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the young people do
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do not
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consisting of or derived from tradition
traditional
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newspapers
a newspaper
nd
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ca
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official routes of communication
channels
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in styles that young people find appealing.
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result, they
ave a huge and engaged base of young fan fo
llwoing.
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In light of the above mentioned causes now I will suggest some solutions that might help newspapers and
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channels to grab young audience attention.
Firstly
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, these traditional mediums of news should adopt digital channels like fa
cebook,
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Facebook
websites and Apps to di
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distribute
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content
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. As an ov
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so strong as to be irresistible
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longer
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on newspapers and
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Channels.
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so given t
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he scarcity of
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at their ha
nd they a
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hand, they
re more likely to consume news on the go.
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, the tone and cu
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the creation
creation
duration
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should be in
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in line
ith new trends that young people are more akin to.
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, ne
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a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
newspapers
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TV
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channels should run awareness campaigns on how co
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not asked for
unsolicited
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of
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the internet
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an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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young pe
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person
ill be sensitised to the im
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the quality of being important and worthy of note
importance
f consuming news th
orugh c
from beginning to end
through
redible sources. So, in my view the interest of young pe
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peoples'
person's
peoples
nterest can still be captured by news outlets. If they adopt the right strategies and bridge the gap between themselves and young people.
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