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nd information, press freedom

I News and information

EH Which of these sources of information are important to you? Put a (I).

internet blogs 24-hour TV news in-depth news analysis
MEI Complete the text with words and phrases from the box.

access to directly expert analyst media channels mobile devices
reported tay up to date subscribe to targeted information tuning in

Information sources of the future
The first and most dramatic change is the advent of social news. Social news is rapidly becoming the means by
which we (1) Sta3 14)-to-el alt with what is going on in the world. News is no longer (2)
solely by journalists. News can now come from anyone — bypassing the traditional (3)
is saying, we hear it straight from the
Instead of having an edited version of what a(n) (4)
source. Social news is about getting information (5)
and unfiltered.
A new wave of entertainment has also arrived, one dominated by games, video and audio streams. Instead of
to a TV channel, we decide what to watch and when to watch it. We no longer have to
(6)
channels on which other people choose what we see. We control everything ourselves.
(7)
is slowly emerging. We are already seeing an
And a new concept in the form of (8)
which provide information for the particular area
increasing number of services on (9)
that you are in. For example, there are so-called `geo-targeting services' which provide you with a list of
restaurants within reach of your location rather than showing you establishments worldwide.
The number of these services is going to explode in years to come. In a world where we have
more information than we can consume, selecting that which is relevant will be a very
(10)
important element of delivery. And this will expand far beyond the simple geo-targeting that we see today.

al Find words and phrases in the text which match
these definitions. V Vocabulary note
ignore a normal part of procedure to progress more
I The original meaning of the word channel was
a passage for water: The English Channel lies
bypass
directly
between England and mainland Europe.
not edited or censored
2 It is now also used to mean a way to
3 news from websites where members decide the stories communicate information: diplomatic channel;
television channel
which are given priority

Channel can also be used as a verb, meaning do
4 appear for the first time

something in a particular direction: He needs to

5 use channel his energy into something more positive.
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