Some think that radio is the best
way to get news while other think that television is better for this purpose. Discuss
both views and give your opinion.
Radio
and Television are undoubtedly most commonly used modes of mass communication,
especially when it comes transmitting and receiving news. However, which medium
is good for this task has evoked an eternal debate.
Many
consider radio to be a more acceptable way of obtaining news about different
happenings. Their view is based on the non-intrusive quality of this gadget.
Listeners can know about the events and about the important updates while
carrying out their other essential tasks simultaneously since they do not have
to focus on either reading a newspaper; watching the visuals; or pay attention
and look at someone talking to them.
Moreover,
this humble twentieth century innovation has continued to gain favors even in
the modern times due to its portability. By virtue of being able to run even on
small batteries along with its small size, as small as a headphone receiver,
radios in form of transistors, car stereos and as an attachment on mobiles
continue to satisfy the craving of keen news hunters who must stay outdoors or
even the remotest of the locations, and who can ill-afford to waste their time
looking for a source of getting news.
Nevertheless,
there is a sizeable lobby that is more inclined to television as a source of
news. Viewers are able to inform themselves comprehensively about the
happenings world over, due to transmission of videos and pictures along with
detailed reporting. People do not have to tax their imaginative powers in order
to know something as everything can be seen on the TV screens.
To
conclude, controversies apart, comparing television and radio as source of
obtaining news is a mere squabble. Both of these innovations in mass
communications address diverse audience though they sometimes complement each
other too.