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new stories on TV and newspapers are very often accompanied by pictures. some say that these pictures are more effective than words, what is your opinion?

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 chief editor barked at everybody else in the room, "Do you see any difference between our story and theirs? We have no photo!" Yes, pictures have long been a necessity in news reporting. As far as I am concerned, I opine that pictures, no matter they are
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 or simplified diagrams, are really doing an incredible job
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 conveying messages and are indispensable.
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 are now almost always with a newspaper article or TV report nowadays, except for the less important stories in the print-out version of newspapers.
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 can definitely convey more messages than words to the readers, especially those hidden messages that the editor wants to push.
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, through the facial expression of the president's photo, you may feel his impatience and cunningness if the paper's stance is opposing that party. I can guarantee you
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 if you feel that way, it has to be the selection result among hundred of shots taken.
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, simplified diagrams are even more useful to explain complex concepts.
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, a cartoon-style picture with arrows can show the chronological sequence and the surroundings which give readers a better understanding of how the accident happened. Meanwhile, when reporting a complex business transaction, news
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 love to use arrows to connect different boxes, in order to show the key transactions and relationships of different companies involved. To conclude, both
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 and simplified diagrams serve important roles in expressing ideas to readers. Not only do they make the stories vivid and real-life but they
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 make the hard-to-digest information chewable to normal people. I am very confident that pictures will be even more widely used in news reporting in future.
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