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Some people believe that reading the newspaper is the best way to learn about news, while others believe that the more effective way is through other media. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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newspaper
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 will remain to be an important source of people’s
news
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 consumption, even though other media may get the upper hand. Many predict that the
print
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’s days are numbered due to strong competition from television, radio and the Internet. In terms of popularity,
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newspaper
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the newspaper
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 is statistically down but is not emotionally out. Statistically, it can be said that
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print
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news
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 audiences are dwindling, which means
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 readership is getting eclipsed by other ways of learning about
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. It is a long, slow and painful downward spiral to the point that the
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, like vinyl records and film cameras, is a relic for collectors. According to research reports on the
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 industry, local television is the number one source of
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 for the majority of people, with digital
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 coming in
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, followed by the radio, and
then
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 by the
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. One possible explanation why the
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 is being left far behind is that many people do not see the point in buying a
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newspaper
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 if they believe they can get all the
news
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 they need elsewhere for free.
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, for emotional reasons
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 newspapers will continue to exist for a good while.
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 with, the feeling of a warm
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 right off the press is one of
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 readers’
favorite
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 moments
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 a regular day. Unlike other ways of delivering
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, a
print
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newspaper
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 can be physically held in a reader’s hands, and
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 is a huge pro for
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 editions.
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, newspapers can provide opportunities for longer, more in-depth feature articles that tend to be read in full.
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 of becoming a thing of the past,
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 newspapers are still widely read and preferred by many audiences. In conclusion, the golden days of
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news
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 are gone forever, but nothing is like the feeling of physically holding a
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 in
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. After all, the different ways of learning about
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 are not mutually exclusive. Each
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 media outlet is effective in its own way.
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