问答题 News media are important in modern society. Why are they so important? Is their influence generally positive or negative?
You are to write your composition in four parts in about 200 words.
In the first part, you should state your opinion about news media.
In the second part, explain the advantages of news media.
In the third part, explain the disadvantages of news media.
In the last part, bring what you have written to a natural conclusion.
Marks will be awarded for content relevance, content sufficiency, organization and language quality. Failure to follow the above instructions may result in a loss of marks.
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【答案解析】[范文]
Nowadays, we are surrounded by various kinds of media, which have much influence on our daily life. As far as I am concerned, news media have both advantages and disadvantages.
There are two advantages—providing information and shaping public opinions. Therefore, I think they have positive influence on us. Besides traditional news media, such as reading newspapers and magazines and watching television, surfing the Internet makes it possible for us to have access to the news reports. Due to the latest news, we are more involved in social affairs than before. We can decide whether to take an umbrella or not by checking the weather forecast. Some economic news can help us decide whether to invest savings in certain companies.
Despite the positive influence, sometimes news media may cause negative effects, giving us some details, but not the whole story. Some editors, journalists and owners of news media have their own opinions and biases, which to some extent distorts the truth of the news in report. Therefore, it would be better if you checked news from different sources instead of only one source.
To sum up, even though news media can report events incorrectly or with bias, it brings us tremendous benefits. We need to analyze the information we attain from news media.