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?

In

this

fast-moving

world

, you have a better chance of grabbing people’s attention by pictures than a group of bland words.

That is

why broadcasters and columnists tend to use images to convey their messages to the

world

.

Visuals

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The visuals

are far more effective than descriptive words for news reporters. They can send messages that lengthy texts and audios are incapable of. When a reporter on TV is describing a situation, our mind spontaneously looks for a depiction of their words, so we could match or clarify what we imagine the situation would look like. They might need to go on for hours if they want to tell the

world

how our waste is damaging the waterways, whereas a picture or an infographic could do the job in a much simpler way and shorter time. Modern citizens seem to always be in a rush, which makes it difficult to draw their attention.

This

leads reporters to resort to pictures even more. Not only pictures can facilitate the task of delivering a message, but it can

also

make the story far more believable. The photos act as a piece of evidence for what you are telling. The emotions provoked by cleverly taken pictures along with the logic behind what has

occurred make the

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occurred to make the

story far more convincing. When a journalist

is reporting

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is reported

about, say, a protest in a corner of the

world

, you would barley take it seriously if it is not supported by the photographs of the event. You can

also

see people’s reactions when they,

for example

,

admire or

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admire, or

condemn actions seeing related photos.

Hence

, journalists tend to use features of pictures to sell their story to their audiences. In short,

although

pictures speak louder than words, they are better to be accompanied by some descriptive words in journalism to avoid any potential ambiguity or misunderstanding.