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Are newspapers dying?
For years, it has been said that newspapers are at death's door. Every year, more and more newspapers close down. But why is the situation so
1 for newspapers?
Newspapers have a long history. The first newspaper was printed in the 1600s. The industry witnessed its most successful periods in the early 20th century. With the rise of radio and TV, however, the newspaper circulation (发行量) began to
2. By the mid-20th century, the radio and TV had become so popular that people no longer had to
3 newspapers for news. That was especially true of breaking news.
Afternoon newspapers were the first to
4. People coming home from work increasingly turned on the TV, instead of picking up a newspaper because TV could provide news that happened a short time ago. It was true that newspapers couldn't compete with TV on
5, but they could provide in-depth reports that TV news could not.
But newspapers suffered another heavier blow (打击) in the 1990s. With the development of the Internet, large amounts of information became
6. Many newspaper readers realized that they could read news on the Internet. There seemed to be little reason to pay for a newspaper subscription (订阅). In this way, by reading news online, people could also
7 money.
So what does the future hold? Will newspapers die? Maybe not. Many newspapers are now making
8. Some are going digital. Some are going farther and taking the industry to places it has never been to. After all, people still want the
9. And many agree that newspapers are still an important source of in-depth news, analysis and opinions. If newspapers
10 completely, there will be nothing to take their place.

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