People receive news from different sources. This essay shall compare two popular media from which
people receive news - the radio and the television. I believe that both have their own importance as far as
getting news is concerned, but TV certainly has an edge over the radio.
Radio, can be accessed in a variety of situations. You need to sit in front of the TV sets to watch it, but in
case of radio you can put it in a pocket and listen to programs of your interest while jogging at a park,
driving, commuting to and from work, having meals or even lying on the bed with lights off and resting.
Furthermore, the news script is also different as a radio newsreader has to describe the whole event
through words and not to pause long whereas news reading script for TV newsreel is punctuated with long
pauses when footage of some event is shown. For example, if a cricket sports match is going on, a radio
commentator will have to speak a lot more than what a TV commentator will have to speak. This is very
helpful to those people who cannot take a break from work, but still want to know what is going on in their
favourite match.
On the other hand, TV seems overwhelmingly outplaying radio on various counts. Firstly, it combines both
sight and sound, which are the two major human senses for communication, and is therefore more
influencing. For instance if you hear a news item about an accident, you may forget it soon, but if you have
seen horrifying images ofthe same accident on TV news, you may not forget the impact on your mind for a
long time to come.
Secondly, with the advent of the latest technology, the TV has become as portable as the radio. The smart
phones oftoday have apps such as'Hotsta/, which enable people to watch news on the go.
To conclude, both these media are not equivalent and interchangeable with each other, as they have
unique characteristics. The television, however, has a slight edge over the radio because of its visual
impact.
People
receive
news
from
different
sources. This essay shall compare two popular media from which
people
receive
news
-
the
radio
and the television. I believe that both have their
own
importance as far as
getting
news
is concerned
,
but
TV
certainly
has an edge over the radio.
Radio, can
be accessed
in a variety of situations. You need to sit in front of the TV sets to
watch
it,
but
in
case of
radio
you can put it in a pocket and listen to programs of your interest while jogging at a park,
driving, commuting to and from work, having meals or even lying on the bed with lights off and resting.
Furthermore
, the
news
script is
also
different
as a
radio
newsreader
has to
describe
the whole
event
through words and not to pause long whereas
news
reading script for TV newsreel
is punctuated
with long
pauses when footage of
some
event
is shown
.
For example
, if a cricket sports match is going on, a radio
commentator will
have to
speak a lot more than what a TV commentator will
have to
speak. This is
very
helpful to those
people
who cannot take a break from work,
but
still
want to know what is going on in their
favourite
match.
On the other hand
, TV seems
overwhelmingly
outplaying
radio
on various counts.
Firstly
, it combines both
sight and sound, which are the two major human senses for communication, and is
therefore
more
influencing.
For instance
if you hear a
news
item about an accident, you may forget it
soon
,
but
if you have
seen
horrifying images
ofthe
same accident on TV
news
, you may not forget the impact on your mind for a
long time to
come
.
Secondly
, with the advent of the latest technology, the TV has become as portable as the
radio
. The
smart
phones
oftoday
have apps such as'
Hotsta
/, which enable
people
to
watch
news
on the go.
To conclude
, both these media are not equivalent and interchangeable with each other, as they have
unique characteristics. The television,
however
, has a slight edge over the
radio
because
of its visual
impact.