Newspapers are an essential part of our daily lives. Together
with radio and television, newspaper form the chief means of
relaying ___1___
to the public. Radio and television can only provide ___2___
of the daily news, whereas newspapers can give news in ___3___
together with photographs which make any piece of news more
interesting. Many advertisements appear in newspapers. These
advertisements tell ___4___
about the goods which are on sale to the general public. They
also advertise services such as banking, insurance, travel and
so on. Readers therefore come to know of these ___5___
and can compare what each advertisement offers. The
advertisements also make the price of the newspapers lower since
advertisers pay large sums of money to the publishing firm.
Newspapers also serve another useful purpose. Firms can
advertise employment vacancies through classified advertisements
column in newspapers. The ___6___
of newspapers ensures vacancies filled and the ___7___.
Under classified advertisements the public can announce
marriages and births, accommodation vacant, things for sale,
lost-and-found, and many others.
Women spend hours ___8___
their own page. The page gives useful hints on cooking,
editorial. It gives the opinion of the newspaper on important
issues. By writing in and having one's letter published in the
page devoted to letters, a reader can air his ___9___
and perhaps have his problems solved.
We rely on newspapers each day to give us the news,
information and knowledge that we need to keep our minds aware
of events around us. No other ___10___,
not even radio, can take the place of newspapers n providing us
with information on current events. |