一、审题与构思
本文的英文原题是：Some people believe that newspaper is the best way to learn about news, while others believe that more effective way is through other media. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
从题目中可以看出这是一道媒体类双边讨论题。题目要求对最佳新闻媒体进行对比分析并给出作者自己的意见。
按照这类讨论题的一般思路，我打算采取一边倒的方法选择支持其他媒体作为更有效的获取信息的渠道。
二、定稿及总结
其实本文我已于昨天写过初稿，但对比其他同题目范文自觉问题较大，所以我决定在借鉴他人文稿的基础上，今天用完全相反的思路重写一篇短文。这样做会多花一些时间和精力，但是对我摸索考试作文撰写规律会有一些帮助，所以是非常值得去做的。以下就是我的全新的最后定稿。
Newspaper used to be considered as the most popular and reliable source of information for the general public yet it is increasingly overtaken by other news media outlets like television, internet podcasts, online news institutions etc. in terms of popularity and influence in recent decades. Although some loyalists of the print media still rely on it for news consumption, I believe that traditional newspaper is gradually phasing out of our life and vote for the other forms of media as more effective way to access information.
The main reason why many people prefer newspaper to modern news media is that newspaper is more trustworthy and informative in its news delivery. Serious powerful national newspapers often devote several departments, long period of time, effort and huge financial resources to investigating some crucial news cases, managing to put up insightful report and making positive impact on the solution of the issue under spotlight and even bringing about right changes in the society. A notable example is the year-long coverage and exposing of the sexual abuse case of a Catholic Church in America by a famous newspaper group in the West. Nevertheless newspaper is weak in reporting news in time and nicknamed as story of yesterday. What’s more, it costs money and not free. In addition, it’s not readily available and convenient to carry around. On account of the above drawbacks, newer media modes naturally gain an upper hand nowadays.
In spite of the fact that other newer media forms such as internet television, social media news outlet or some digital online video news sources are not as credible, financially capable, dedicated or even professional like the newspaper industry, they perform much better as for the timeliness and range of multi-model platforms to cover the news story. They are hence called story of here and now as well as voices of grassroots which are usually regarded as more down to the earth and believable to a certain extent. A textbook example is the whistleblowing social media chemical factory poisonous gas emission leak in a small country in South Asia several years ago. However we news readers should also be aware of the fake news and false story spread by some social media accounts who are only keen on increasing their internet traffic, beating their competitors for the scoop and failing to cast a critical eye on whatever leaks they hoard.
In conclusion, newspaper has become the thing of the past with numbered days and is due to be supplanted by the various new media formats which are more efficient, convenient and effective in the coming future. What should we do now is to carry forward the serious and responsible investigative journalism legacy of the traditional newspaper trade, integrate the benefits and deter the risk of over-information and false information negative aspects spotted in the more innovative media modes in our modern era.
后记：这篇修改稿在过去一段时间我创作的雅思大作文范文中我还是比较满意的。主要原因是无论从这篇文稿的逻辑结构、篇幅和遣词造句方面都因为有借鉴他人的短文的亮点而有较大的提升。我这次的范文创作的经历说明：一丝不苟、实事求是、虚心好学和严谨认真的态度是我这次范文创作小有成效的秘诀。
以下是我本次大作文话题前期习作创作的图片分享给大家做学习和研究的参考。