【全国英语等级考试四级】Unit 5 Great man I- coversation 2

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Unit 5 Great man I- coversation 2
        Hints:
        Zhang and Wang
        Diana
        paparazzi
         
         
College students Zhang and Wang are exchanging their ideas about who should be blamed for Diana's death.
Have you heard about the death of Diana?
Yes, when she died in a tragic car accident in Paris, the news was brought live to millions of homes around the world by numerous television and radio stations.
Yes, without the media, the world would not have received the news rapidly.
Right, that is the positive side of the media. On the negative side, the media was blamed for partly contributing to the death of the princess. The paparazzi or freelance photographers were blamed for chasing her car and putting more stress on the driver, and it was reported he'd been taking alcohol and drugs.
Well, eventually the blame was put on newspapers and magazines because they had been buying at extremely high cost photographs of the princess and her romance with her newfound lover.
And readers of newspapers and magazines should also be blamed for they are keen to get sensational photographs of the much-publicized princess.
It seemed that the more private the activities, the more readers were prepared to buy publication to learn more about the secret lives of famous personalities.
Fortunately, there are many responsible media people who didn't want to publish photographs of the dying princess.