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Integrated skills(1)—Reading and listening
Unit 1
The mass media
By the end of this period, students will be able to:
1. learn the development of online news media;
2. know the advantages and disadvantages of online news media.
Lead-in
Where do you think most people usually get news currently?
print media
broadcast media
online media
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Reading
Simon has found an article about the history of online news media. Read the article below and answer the following questions.
Activity 1 Read for some details
1. How has online news media developed over time?
Online news media
Time Development Results
In the mid-1990s Some newspapers began to (1)_________ _________________________________. People can read the same content in both print and digital editions.
By the end of 1999 About 1,000 newspapers in China had set up (2)____________________________, and news websites with no print editions sprang up. There were (3) __________________
__________________________________________, and readers could post their own comments.
In the smartphone era News apps and official news media accounts on social media appeared, (4)
_________________________________________ in China. News could be read (5) ___________
_______________________________.
publish their own digital editions on the Internet
their own online news platforms
a wider range of stories and almost instant updates of news events
with a total membership of over 700
million
on mobile devices any time at any place
Over the past 15 years, online media has become increasingly popular, while the number of people who use broadcast media has decreased slightly, and the number of people who use print media has been in sharp decline.
2. What information can you get from the chart?
Activity 2 Read for the structure
Conclusion:
the future of online news media.
Introduction:
the current situation of online ne