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PART 3: DISCUSSION
Do people in your country generally listen to the radio? (What kinds of things?)
What can be done to make the media better quality in your country? (Do you
think that is likely?)
What are the advantages and disadvantages of people getting the news from the
Internet? (Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?)
Do you think that newspapers will disappear as a result of the Internet?
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How do you think the Internet will change entertainment in the future?
In your opinion, is the Internet a valuable educational tool?
To what extent does the Internet promote globalization?
What do you think has been the greatest advance in the world of media in the
past ten years?
In your opinion, what is the most effective way of getting news?
What do you think makes a newspaper or magazine interesting?
Should children be controlled in their TV watching habits? Why/Why not?
Do TV programmes affect peoples behaviors? Use specific examples.
The Internet:
Advantages
Disadvantages
Mass Media:
The role of mass media is primarily to educate, inform and entertain people
The media is to:
portray social problems,
communicate and share information,
serve to build a healthy and progressive society,
help create community,
share peoples opinions,
bring about greater awareness,
form and reflect public opinions
instill social values
Television:
Advantages
Disadvantages