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Task 1: Model answer The table gives the results of an opinion poll in which respondents were asked about their views of celebrity news coverage. There were clear majority views for all three questions asked. The vast majority of those questioned (85%1), for example, said that there was too much news coverage of celebrities. Only 7 per cent said there was the right amount, and an even smaller percentage (6%) said there was too little. The public was somewhat more divided on the question of who was responsible for the quantity of celebrity news. A majority (56%) said the news organizations were; however over a third felt that the public were at fault. Roughly one in ten respondents felt that both were responsible. When asked to identify the news medium responsible for providing most of the coverage, most of those polled singled out television news programs. Online news websites were identified by 15 per cent of respondents, followed by newspapers (12%). Overall, the findings suggest that most people think there is too much focus on celebrities in the news and that television news programs are largely to blame.

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Task 1: Model answer

The table gives the results of an opinion poll in which respondents were asked about their views of celebrity news coverage.

There were clear majority views for all three questions asked. The vast majority of those questioned (85%1), for example, said that there was too much news coverage of celebrities. Only 7 per cent said there was the right amount, and an even smaller percentage (6%) said there was too little.

The public was somewhat more divided on the question of who was responsible for the quantity of celebrity news. A majority (56%) said the news organizations were; however over a third felt that the public were at fault. Roughly one in ten respondents felt that both were responsible.

When asked to identify the news medium responsible for providing most of the coverage, most of those polled singled out television news programs. Online news websites were identified by 15 per cent of respondents, followed by newspapers (12%).

Overall, the findings suggest that most people think there is too much focus on celebrities in the news and that television news programs are largely to blame.

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Source: Collins Writing for IELTS