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1、报纸、杂志过时了吗?(Newspapers,aMediumofthePast?)Itwasonthemorningof12th,Sep.OnhearingthatanunbelievablecatastrophehadhappenedinNewYork,Irushedtoanewsstandandanxiouslyaskedforacopyofnewspaper,onlytobetoldthattheyhadalreadybeensoldout. ThoughIknewthedetailsofthedisasteronTVlaterthe
2、day,Istillboughtapileofnewspapersandreadthemwithgusto.Atleasttotraditionalreaderslikeme,newspapersstillholdanimportantpositioninourheart.SomepeopleregardnewspapersasamediumofthepastandpredictthattheywillbereplacedbyTVandtheInternetinthenearfuture.Theypointoutthatthetwonewm
3、ediahavetheadvantageofpromptnessandvividness.Throughlivebroadcastofnewsevents,TVviewerscanfeelthattheyareonthespot,seeingwhat'sactuallyhappeningwiththeirowneyes.AsfarasI'mconcerned,however,newspapersmayprovidethereaderswithfactualreportsaswellascertainviewpoint.Whenpeoplea
4、rguethatwiththedevelopmentoftheInternet,peoplenowhaveaneasieraccesstonewsmediathroughPDAs,mobilephonesandPCs. Whereveronewantstoknowwhat'shappeningintheworld,henolongerneedstobothersearchingforabookstore.Instead,hewouldsurfonlineandfindexactlywhathewantsonawebsite.However
5、,therearemorepeople,meincluded,firmlyholdtheopinionthatnewspapersarestillindispensabletoourlife.Firstofall,Newspapersgainusadeeperinsightsintotheevents.Awell-writtenreport,reasonableandforceful,probingintothecoreofthetopic,provokeourthoughtsonsuchissuesasmorality,justice,v
6、alueandsoon.WhileTVfeastsoureyeswithflashpictures,newspapersenrichourmindswithsparklingwits.Secondly,thoughwithgreatpotential,thenewmediaarenotaspopularasnewspapers.Aretiredworkerwouldratherbuyaneveningpaperonhiswayhome,insteadoftakingpainstolearnhowtooperateaPC.Aseniorman
7、agerwouldprefertoskipthroughaWallStreetDailyratherthanwastehisprecioustimeinfrontofaTVonthebusset.Lastbutnottheleast,peopleliketoreadnewspapersjustoutofhabit.Theypreferthelovelysmellofanewlyprintednewspapertocomputerscreenwhichmakestheirheadsspin.Theywanttoseewordsinblacka
8、ndwhite,andkeepthemafterreading,ifnecessary. Consideringthefactthatradioshavenotbeendriv
