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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.

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eading
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watching
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ews on TV as old fashion. We cannot blame the younger generations completely as they are more fascinated in
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igital era. Owing to
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technological development, every individual has their own mobile phones and gadgets. Once mobile phones are looked up as
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uxury product, whereas today it is considered as a necessity. When I was a child, I remember my parent’s morning routine would include reading
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ewspaper and watching the 6 PM news when they are back from work. But today, the situation is not the same. In fact, we have stopped the
newspaper
 subscription a year back and opted for OTT subscription for news. The change is constantly happening over the years.
Instead
 of waiting for the
newspaper
 to be delivered in the morning, we all prefer to know the news in a click instantly.
This
 has not just diminished the
newspaper
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also
 TV.
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, TV is used in most of the houses only to watch movies or series
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 Netflix or Amazon. I believe, the young generation should spend time to perceive the current affairs to keep them equipped. If young people are not interested in reading traditional newspapers, they should make some effort to know the hard news at least through surfing the internet. In my opinion, young or old, everyone should know what’s happening around us. The sole
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 is to be aware and the means of learning shouldn’t be a problem.
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, making healthy conversation among friends on the happenings will enable to cultivate
this
 habit.
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