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 recent times, news on both visual devices and paper are commonly accompanied by images. There are quite a few reasons behind

this

; which could be to give a more detailed information about the main issue discussed. Certain individuals are of the opinion that these visual images are more effective than the written content. I strongly affirm

this

view as my opinion; supporting it with the below stated reasons which is the Crux of

this

essay.

To begin

with, the picture captures one's interest faster than words. An illustration of

this

is children. They tend to react more to pictures and get bored easily with written content. The human eyes are more attracted to colours which is the

first

point of contact and once an interest is established; our curiosity level raises. Again, a visual image can summarize a whole issue into one piece. Most people do have little or no time to read long articles, but yet they always want to be informed about the happenings around them. Am example of

this

, is the current research carried out by Nigerian reading club showed that 10 out of 50 will read carefully the content of a book.

Therefore

, summarising the words into images will

also

serve as a creative means of informing the illiterate members of the society. To sum up, using pictures

in addition

to written words is an excellent means of passing information to the general public.

This

is to say that visual arts are more powerful than written expressions. Research has it that in 10years to come people will engage more in activities that are time consuming,

therefore

, leaving them with less personal time.

However

, it is recommended that the news industries should utilize other means of circulating information.