Some people think news has no connection to people’s lives. So then it is a waste of time to read the newspaper and watch television news programs. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is the case that some
people
fail to see any relevance to their own
lives
in the
news
they see on
TV
or read in newspapers. I strongly disagree with
this
view and will give some reasons below. On the one hand, there are some
people
who think that their individual
lives
have been unaffected by events that have taken place in the world.
This
may be true if they consider only
such
new items as the
lives
of celebrities, the results of football matches, or the latest fashions. They argue that it does not mean they set their
lives
behind the times. They
also
say that are able to hear about local events through their colleagues or
neighbors
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neighbours
show examples
which may have a bearing on their own
lives
.
Therefore
, life for them can continue perfectly normally without
TV
or press
news
.
On the other hand
,
this
view is dangerously misguided for several reasons.
Firstly
, it is vital for
people
to see the big picture of international and national events as relevant to each individual.
For example
, the new media may carry a story about climate change or very recently the breaking
news
of a deadly virus that may affect every person on the planet.
Secondly
, the financial and business sections of newspapers may carry important information on economic matters which influence the
lives
of everyone.
For example
, thanks to watching
TV
, some months ago Vietnamese
people
knew about the increasing prices of petrol which they may manage to refill the gasoline for their motorbikes or cars at a suitable time. In conclusion,
although
much
news
is trivial, I completely disagree that it is a waste of time to see
news
on
TV
or in newspapers.
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