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

#people #radio #news #tv #purpose
People receive
news
 from different sources.
This
 essay shall compare the famous media from which people get
news
 -the
radio
 and
the
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television .I believe that both have their own importance as far as
edge
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 over the
radio
.
Radio
 can provide several purposes.
for
example
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 you need to sit in front of the
TV
 sets to watch it but in
case
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 of
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the radio
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radio
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 you can put it in a pocket and listen to programs of your choice
while
 driving , working, so jogging at a party ,having meals or even lying on the bed with light off and resting.
Furthermore
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 the
news
 script is
also
 different as a
radio
 newsreader has to describe the whole event through words and not to pause long like
TV
.
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instance
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 if one match is going on ,
a
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radio commentators
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radio
 commentators will have to speak a lot more than what a
TV
 commentator will have to speak.
This
 is very helpful to those people who cannot take a break from work, so they can
informed
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what
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about what
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 is going on in their favourite match.
On the other
hand
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 no
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doubt
 today in modern life level of
TV
 seems higher than
radio
.
Firstly
 the two major human senses of communication and
is
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therefore
 more beneficial.
For
instance
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 if you hear
a
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news
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news
 about an accident you may forget it soon,but if you have seen
horriffying
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horrifying
 images of the same accident on
TV
news
 you may not forget the impact on your mind for a long time to come.
To conclude
 ,both these media are not equivalent and interchangeable with each other ,as they have unique characteristics.The television
however
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 ,has a slight edge over the
radio
 because of its visual impact.
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