Nowadays many people read the news online instead of reading newspapers or watching TV. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

there is no denying that these days
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persons
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preferer
obtain
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their daily reports
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online
media
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because they have rapidly access for
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news
,
also
the
news
online brings convenience and diverse entries or search.
However
, exists important drawbacks
such
as fake
news
and
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significant increase
of
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unemployment
on
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mass-
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the mass-media
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media
field. In
this
modern society, many
people
prefer web
media
for
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or
watch
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watching
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news
, because they deliver
news
faster across a variety of convenient platforms, even for free and in many different languages,
therefore
they could have access to the events in all world instantaneously in their cellphones.
Besides
, the public can choose the fields and topics they are interested in,
such
as sports, politics, economics, sociality and more.
Additionally
, there is no limit
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researching
news
.
For example
, users easily obtain
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international information by clicking a bottom on their
favorite
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websites like BBC or CNN, which provide recent success to the public.
On the other hand
, when
people
use
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social
media
for
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read
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news
, they could
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to
a fake
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fake news
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news
and several
disinformation
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, because not always the online
medias
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media
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have a confident source, and they can use false or alarming
news
to reach the attention of the public and generate more ranking, publicity or views. Another aspect to consider is the alarming increase of
people
who are losing their jobs in the traditional
media
.
For example
, in
this
decade, have closed many local newspapers in Antofagasta, leaving hundreds of workers unemployed, especially old
people
. In conclusion, there is no doubt that reading
news
online or watching shows has some advantages as well as disadvantages. On the positive side,
people
can know about all things
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is happening around them and research all the information that they want.
On the other hand
,
this
trend has
vast
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impact on
people’s
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job who works with
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mass media
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media
and expose
the
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people
to dangerous fake
news
.
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Answer the 'Advantages and Disadvantages' topic

IELTS advantages and disadvantages questions normally give you a statement and ask you to comment on the advantages and disadvantages of that statement.

Answer structure for the type of essay

  • Introduction
  • Body paragraph 1 – advantages
  • Body paragraph 2 – disadvantages
  • Conclusion

Examples to start your body paragraph:

  • The main advantage is...
  • The disadvantage of this...
  • The main benefit...
  • Despite these advantages...
  • One possible drawback...

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