Media. Use of English B1+

Generally, people read newspapers to find out about world current affairs and they read magazines … .

… , one would expect to find articles that feature the private lives of famous people in magazines rather than newspapers.

However, nowadays, more and more newspapers include stories like these which are … informative … useful.

In my opinion, this type of gossip about … private lives should not be in newspapers for several reasons.

Firstly, for example, the fact that Princess Diana is going out with a sportsman is not important news. … , if newspapers want to publish articles about famous people they should focus on their public events and achievements.

In other words, if there is an article about Princess Diana it should be about her works of charity, which will increase public … of important problems.

In addition, journalists should make sure that they write about the facts only, not rumours. One should be able to … newspapers for the actual truth.

Magazines, on the other … , focus on social news so I feel it is more acceptable for them to contain some features about famous personalities.

In addition to being popular reading, these stories often … the stars by giving free publicity to them, thereby helping their careers.

However, I also believe that magazine stories should not mention things that are too embarrassing or untrue just to attract people … the magazine.

Sensational stories, such as these, cause great unhappiness to the … … .

..., I think newspapers should concentrate on real news but magazines can feature some articles on people's private lives.