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to tell the world some good news, they issue statements, communiques, and call
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newspapers, radio and television help to {{U}}{{U}} 4 {{/U}}{{/U}}to what is
going on. And by making contacts with {{U}}{{U}} 5 {{/U}}{{/U}}, journalists
can ask for more information or explanations to help them {{U}}{{U}} 6
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{{/U}}{{/U}}, it is rare to trust any single source. Officials have a policy to
defend, and {{U}}{{U}} 8 {{/U}}{{/U}}want to attack it. Rumor and gossip can
also confuse the situation. So, you have to {{U}}{{U}} 9 {{/U}}{{/U}}as much
as possible, using common sense and experience as final checks to help establish
just what's likely to be the truth, or {{U}}{{U}} 10 {{/U}}{{/U}}.
Just getting the news is only half the job. A correspondent may be
well-informed, but his job is to {{U}}{{U}} 11 {{/U}}{{/U}}, the public. So,
once the information is available it has to be written {{U}}{{U}} 12
{{/U}}{{/U}}which is also easily understood. Particularly for radio, since, while a
newspaper reader can turn back and reread a sentence or two, the radio listener
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of facts can be contained in a sentence and that there should be an {{U}}{{U}}
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development should be presented {{U}}{{U}} 15 {{/U}}{{/U}}in ease the
producer of a news program decides to {{U}}{{U}} 16 {{/U}}{{/U}}an item, by
cutting for example the last sentence or two. Finally, the style of
presentation must {{U}}{{U}} 17 {{/U}}{{/U}}. A cheerful voice might
be perfect for a {{U}}{{U}} 18 {{/U}}{{/U}}. But it would be sadly out of
place for a report of a {{U}}{{U}} 19 {{/U}}{{/U}}. And this would also
confuse and distract the listener, probably {{U}}{{U}} 20 {{/U}}{{/U}}just
what had happened and to whom.