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Conversation Questions: The Media |
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| How often do you read the paper or watch the news on TV? How important is it for you to keep up with current events? | In your opinion, what has been the single biggest news item from this past year? How did the media cover this event? |
| Do you think that news reporting has gotten better, gotten worse, or stayed the same over your lifetime? | Do you think a politician's private life is newsworthy? Why or why not? |
| Are there certain things journalists shouldn't report on? Why? | How do you feel about censorship? Are there times when the news should be censored? |
| Who owns the newspapers and TV stations in your country? Do you think this has an effect on the news that you hear? | Do you think that the media covers too much bad news and not enough good news? What was the last "good news" story you heard? |
| How has technology effected the way that we receive news? | Have you (or anyone you know) ever been in the newspaper/on TV? If so, what for? |
| Do you think that most newspapers print what's really important, or what will make them sell more newspapers? What about TV news? | Why are people so interested in the private lives of celebrities? |
| Do you think that the media is objective? Why or why not? | What's happening in the news right now, both in your country and abroad? Where did you hear about it? |
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