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Nowadays more and more people are using media like TV or online platforms to read news instead of reading newspapers. What are the advantages and disadvantages?

It is true that, in late years, as the internet has developed,
people
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 stopped reading newspapers and they start
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use
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media
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 like TV or online platforms to read
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news
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. There are a number of benefits and drawbacks of
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 development. In
this
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 modern society, many
people
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 prefer web
media
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 for reading or watching
new
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news
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, because they deliver
news
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 faster across a variety of convenient platforms, even for free and in many different languages,
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 they could have access to the events in
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 world instantaneously in their cellphones.
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, the public can choose the fields and topics they are interested in,
such
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 as sports, politics, economics, sociality and more.
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, there is no limit to researching
news
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.
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, users easily obtain international information by clicking
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 bottom on their
favorite
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favourite
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 websites like BBC or CNN, which provide recent success to the public.
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, when
public
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the public
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use
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uses
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social
media
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 to
reading
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news
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, they could be exposed to fake
news
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 and several
disinformation
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, because not always
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online
media
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 have a confident source, and they can use false or alarming
news
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 to reach the attention of the public and generate more ranking, publicity or views. Another aspect to consider is the alarming increase of
people
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 who are losing their jobs in the traditional
media
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.
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, in
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 decade, have closed many local newspapers in Antofagasta, leaving hundreds of workers unemployed, especially old
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. In conclusion, there is no doubt that reading
news
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 online or watching shows has some advantages
as well as
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 disadvantages. On the positive side,
people
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 can know about all things that are happening around them and research all the information that they want.
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,
this
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 trend has a vast impact on
people
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 job who works with mass
media
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 and expose
people
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 to dangerous fake
news
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.

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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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Topic Vocabulary:
  • instant access
  • latest developments
  • rapidly changing world
  • interactive nature
  • comprehensive understanding
  • dynamic
  • inclusive society
  • environmental benefits
  • carbon footprint
  • reliability
  • dissemination
  • unverified
  • biased news
  • investigative journalism
  • journalistic standards
  • thorough
  • accurate
  • news reporting
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