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Newspapers have an enormous influence on people’s opinions and ideas. Do you think it is a positive or negative situation?

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In almost every modern society,
newspapers
 have been playing an essential role in shaping
people
’s thoughts on a wide range of
issues
 and are always regarded as indispensable sources of information. In my opinion,
this
 phenomenon is both, negative
as well as
 positive.
To begin
 with, all kinds of
newspapers
 are full of information about
this
 constantly changing world. They keep us abreast of what is happening all around us. Today, the whole planet Earth has shrunk into a small global village and it is very important to stay connected. In order to maintain their good reputation, most
newspapers
 and magazines report actual events in a detailed way, providing not only factual information but
also
 deep insights into complex social and political
issues
.
In addition
, their coverage and comments encourage young readers to form their own opinions on current affairs. Not only that,
newspapers
also
 entertain us by providing us with news about Hollywood, Bollywood, the latest books and cartoon clippings. They are
also
 a link between the government and the
people
. By writing letters to the editor, the common man can reach his voice to the higher authorities and be heard.
Finally
,
newspapers
 and other media are very effective in providing justice. There is a lot of power in the pen of a journalist.
On the other hand
,
people
 should be fully aware of the downside of journalistic dominance. More often than not,
newspapers
 provide prejudiced and self-opinionated reports on sensitive
issues
, which can give rise to riots in a pluralistic (multicultural and multi-religious) society like India. On a less serious level, flooding the pages with trivial pieces of entertainment news and celebrity secrets is the usual way to sell their paper and keep
people
 diverted from the more serious
issues
. To put it in a nutshell, I pen down saying that,
newspapers
 of today are largely positive in their approach but
people
 should
also
 take all news with a pinch of salt and be able to judge for themselves what is right or wrong.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • influence
  • opinions
  • perspectives
  • crucial
  • informing
  • educating
  • biased
  • sensationalized
  • shape
  • attitudes
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