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Apr 2021
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127. Getting News Online

LILIE KING
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More and more people no longer read newspapers or watch TV programmes to get news. They get their news from the Internet. Is this a positive or negative development?

 

consume/read/watch news 

traditional media

a news source

 

current affairs

like-minded people

Tesla enthusiasts

model

in the comments/in the comments section

be worth doing 

electric cars

 

to travel/spread/circulate fast 

to repost a news story 

public attention 

to block someone from doing something 

go viral

take a stand against her discriminatory behavior

Read the whole sample essay here: https://www.ieltsessaybank.com/people-no-longer-read-newspapers-to-get-news/

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