Do you often read newspapers?
I don’t read newspapers quite a lot. Because I get little time to sit down and read something that is printed out and sent to my house. But, if there’s something monumental happened, I would definitely buy one at the stall to read it and then keep it as one of my favorite collections.
Which do you prefer reading, magazines or newspapers?
It’s hard to tell which one is my most favorite. Because these two things are all irrelevant to my daily lives. But if I have to choose, I would say it’s the magazines that I fancy the most. I don’t want to buy newspapers and get my hands dirty after reading those words printed out by some wet ink.
What kinds of (types of) newspapers (or magazines) do you usually read?
I usually read some magazines that are correlated with business. I’ve been working for many years since graduation, so it’s not the school things that I care but some business issues like the fluctuation of the bitcoin value that really interests me.
How old were you when you first started to read newspapers?
Can’t remember very clearly, but, I guess it’s around 10 years old or so. At that time, we were required by our Chinese teacher to read some articles in the school’s newspaper and write our own conclusion after reading it.
Do you think it’s important to read newspapers? (why?/why not?)
I think it’s important to read newspapers. Because reading newspapers can bring us a lot of detailed information about the issues happened from home and abroad. This article is from laokaoya website. Plus, it’s really beneficial for the development of our reading skills.
Why do (you think) people read newspapers?
I think the main reason is that people need to get some detailed information about something happened recently. It’s a little bit different from those on our phone. As we can see, words that are printed out seem to be more formal and explicit.
What different types of newspapers are there in China.
There’re many types of newspapers in China. As far as I know, there are newspapers that are run by the government like the People’s Daily, which is all about the political issues, and some local newspapers that are mainly about various things happened among ordinary citizens.