As the internet becomes more popular, newspapers are becoming a thing of the past. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience.

Nowadays, thanks to globalisation and the spread of communication systems, people prefer using the
Internet
instead
reading a newspaper. I share
this
view, and I will explain
this
new trend in the essay. There are several reasons to agree with the idea. First of all, today people are always in a hurry
,
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and do not have time to read a whole newspaper.
Consequently
, they opt for other kinds of mass media, especially the
Internet
since is more convenient and cheaper (sometimes
is
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free).
For instance
, if you use public
transports
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, you can read quickly the information on your smartphone during your commute to work.
In other words
, you can save money and time.
Secondly
, if you are looking for
a specific news
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, the
Internet
is faster, and it can allow you to find more articles about the topic than newspapers.
Furthermore
,
this
impressive system permit
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discover a lot of disparate information,
while
other sources give you fewer opportunities.
For instance
, three months ago I had to write a text about an international Swiss company which
provide
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items for the
car's
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industry, and,
due to
the crisis
of
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this
sector, is going bankrupt.
For
this
reason, a lot of employees will lose probably their job, and citizens
as well as
the council are worried about it. To write
this
article, the information in the local newspapers was not enough, so I had to use the
Internet
. In conclusion, I believe that nowadays, in our society, people do not need newspapers,
although
are an essential source of news, and
this
sector provides jobs
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many workers.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Access
  • Convenient
  • Fast
  • Expensive
  • Wider range
  • News sources
  • Perspectives
  • Readership
  • Demographics
  • Physical
  • Tangible
  • Reading experience
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