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Media matters
Starting off 1 Work in pairs. How many of the following sources of information do you use regularly? t t t t t
the Internet newspapers radio television libraries
2 How has your use of these sources of information changed in recent years? How do you think it will change in the future? 3 Work in pairs. Exchange ideas with you partner. What are your favourite sources of the following types of information? Try to remember specific examples. If you used the Internet, which websites did you visit? t a breaking news story about a serious incident in your area t the result of an important sporting event t biographical information about someone you are studying or interested in t information about the side effects of medicine that someone you know is taking t the departure and arrival times of trains or planes 84
Listening | 1BSU 1 You are going to listen to an interview in which you will hear the phrases in italics in the following questions. Before you listen, discuss the questions in pairs. When was television in its infancy? If you read an in-depth analysis of a news story, would you expect a detailed study or a superficial one? If people lap something up, do they enjoy it or not? How do you think citizen journalism differs from traditional journalism?
