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?
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, people
prefer a neat and paperless way
to obtain information
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can obtain information
actively via newspapers
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are less convenient to be carried or read somewhere crowded, like on a crowded bus. Also
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