Make a report in your favorite field of Mass Media
We live in the world of information. It is everywhere and
sometimes it is even more valuable than money. Mass media, that is the
press, radio, television and the Internet, play an important role in our
society. They inform, educate, entertain and give
us any kinds of
information. The press is one of the most powerful kinds of mass media.
Nowadays there are daily, weekly and monthly newspapers and
magazines. My family is subscribed to Komsomolskaya Pravda which is
one of the most famous Russian daily newspapers. I read it every day to
know what is happening in the world. My mother buys women's
magazines and my father reads sports magazines. There are also a lot of
children's magazines. They are colourful and full of pictures.
Television plays a big role in our society, too. Most people have several
TV-sets at home. Television gives a great opportunity for people to learn
latest news. There are also a lot
of educational programmes, children's
programmes, films and soap operas on TV. Talk shows are also very
popular with people nowadays. I usually watch news and films on
television. My mother likes soap operas, my father prefers sports
programmes and political talk shows. My brother watches cartoons and
educational programmes. I think that it is impossible to live without
television now.
Radio is less popular than newspapers and television. People
listen to the
radio in cars and at work. I usually listen to the radio when I do my
homework because it helps me think. There is a lot of music on modern
radio and very few conversations. Every hour radio stations tell us news
in brief. There are different types of radio stations. They are divided
according to the style of music they play. There are radio stations where
you can
hear only classical music, rock or pop music. There are radio
stations only with Russian music, for example, Russian Radio. Some of
the stations only have news and talk shows. Older people like listening
to them.
The Internet is the newest kind of mass media. More and more people
use it in Russia regularly, but it is very expensive and not every place
has the Internet connection. The Internet
is the greatest source of
information. Almost everything can be found there. If you have the
Internet, you may not read newspapers or listen to the radio. You may
not watch television either. All main newspapers and television
companies have web¬sites, so you can read news and watch television
without turning on a TV-set.
I use the Internet very often. I chat with people all over the world online
and read news. I use the Internet to find important information for my
studies, too. E-mail has become a good way of communication. You can
send a letter to your friends from other countries without buying an
envelope and it will be delivered within a few seconds.
There are advantages and disadvantages of mass media. The advantages
are the following: mass media educate and entertain people. But you
need to have
a TV-set to watch television, a radio set to listen to the
radio. To look for information in the Internet you will need a computer
and the Internet connection and they both cost a lot. Another
disadvantage is that sometimes this or that information is not reliable.
The Internet is full of sites with wrong information.
But in spite of all disadvantages, people still watch TV, listen to the
radio and browse the Internet.
Vocabulary:
browse the Internet ['brauzSa'intanat] «сидеть» в интернете
cartoon [ka:'tu:n] мультфильм
chat [tfaet] болтать
connection [кэ'пек[(э)п] связь
daily newspaper ['derii'njusperpa] ежедневная газета
e-mail ['i:meil] электронная почта
envelope ['envabup] конверт
in brief [bri:f] кратко
in spite of [m'spaitav] несмотря на
mass media [maes'media] СМИ (средства массовой информации)
opportunity [.upa'tjuiniti] возможность
powerful ['раиэгЫ] влиятельный
regularly ['reqjubh] регулярно
reliable [n'laiabl] надежный