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… Ukrainian mass media, which include … press, radio and television are inde­pendent, and … state guarantees … their economic independence. There are more than 4.000 periodicals in … Ukraine now, and … new radio and TV channels, newspapers and magazines appear every year.

… role of mass media in our everyday life is enormous. Where do we get most of … news? From …TV or radio programmes, or from … newspapers. What forms … public opinion? Mass media. So they bear … great responsibility and should always give … truthful information to their readers and viewers.

In … Ukraine there are several information agencies that supply … population of … country with … latest news. These agencies are: "UKRIN-FORM"- "Ukrainian National Information Agency", the "UNIAR" — "The Ukrainian Independent Informational Agency 'Respublika', the "UNIAN" — "The Ukrainian Independent News Agency Interfax — Ukraina" and some others. These agencies have … reporters in … every administrative region of our country and in all major foreign countries. They collect … most interesting and important information for … readers of … newspapers and magazines and viewers.

There are newspapers and magazines for … readers of all … ages and professions, with different interests, tastes and hobbies. For example, those who are interested in politics can read … newspapers "Day", "Today", "Kyivsky Vidomosty". In these newspapers … readers can also find information about home affairs, culture and sports. These publications deal with … burning problems of our present life and history, and at … same time there you can find amusing stories, crosswords and puzzles than can entertain you in your spare time. Enthusiastic sports fans of Ukraine like … newspaper "Sportyvna Gazeta". There is a special newspaper for those who live in the country and are interested in farming — "Silske Zhyttia".

… doctors, nurses and people who are interested in … medicine prefer to read … "Medical Newspaper". There are also magazines for … businessmen and business­women, for scientists and gardeners, etc. Those who like to learn about new publications in literature can read … magazine "Dnipro" and "Vsesvit". Teachers have their own newspaper "Vchitelska Gazeta", and specialists of different subjects can buy journals in their special fields.

Some people buy newspapers and magazines every day, others prefer to subscribe to them, and in this case these periodicals are delivered to their homes. Payment for … subscription to … newspaper and magazines is accepted at every post-office.

Ukrainian learners of English can find … lot of interesting information in … newspapers and magazines published in English — "Kyiv Post", "News from Ukraine", "Digest".

9. Agree or disagree with the statements. Give your reason. The following phrases may be helpful:

As I see it...; In addition...; To my mind...; That depends...; Furthermore...; In my opinion...; To tell the truth...;

(Not) quite so...; I don't think so... The thing is that.. On the contrary.. Putting it mildly.. Strictly speaking.

As a matter of fact...; Generally speaking...; I can't agree with you...; I fully agree with you...; I'm of the same opinion...; I should say it's only partly true....

 

 

1. Mass media are one of the characteristic features of modern refer civilization.

2. Mass media refer collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication.

3. Photography cannot be included to mass media

4. Mobile phones, computers can hardly be referred to the term “Mass Media”.

5. The Internet is sometimes referred to as New-age Medium.

6. Different Internet media are able to achieve mass media status in their own right, due to the many mass media services they provide, such as e - mail, websites, blogging, the Internet and TV.

7. So, information can easily be broadcast to many different regions of the world, but at different time and very costly.

8. Outdoor media is a form of mass media which comprises billboards only.

9. Public speaking and event organizing cannot be considered as a form of mass media.

10. Nowadays mass media are clearly defined and consisted of eight mass media industries: books, newspapers, magazines, recordings, radio, movies, television and the Internet.

11. With the explosion of digital communication technology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, the question of what forms of media should be classified as "Mass Media" has become more prominent.

12. Currently, mass media are classified into the "seven mass media": print, recordings, cinema, radio, television, the Internet, mobile phones.

13. A newspaper is the most popular mass media nowadays.

14.Television is one of the most popular mass media in the contemporary world.

15. The Internet is quickly becoming the center of mass media, but only among the youth.