Some people think that radio is the best way to get news while others think that television is better for this purpose. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

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In order to get
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, a few prefer to listen, to
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the news
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on the
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and consider it as a viable option over any other medium whereas others watch the
news
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on
television
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, and contemplate it as a good choice. In
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essay, I will discuss both views and give my opinion on, why
television
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is better than
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. Many people are of the view that radios are the best choice to get informed about the things happening in society. So,
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might be a situation where people have used the
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entirety of their life or their travel in
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long distances. To give an example, a person in his late sixties would choose
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over
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because of his age and an individual driving would choose it as well because while driving it is necessary to focus on the road and cannot watch TV.
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, the people who are inclined towards watching
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news
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on
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might be of
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view that
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cannot give the
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as
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it provides because
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depicts the
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in a combination of audio and visual representation which is interactive.
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, a
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set gives details of the
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in a video and if the
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presenter does not give
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detailed
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information
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, it can be understood through video and cannot be misinterpreted as it might happen
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the radio
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. To conclude, I would say using
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television
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is
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option because it gives
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in an interactive and graphical way and cannot be misjudged but in the case of radios it can happen as it may have
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by a few because of their situations or condition.
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