Some people say pictures are more effective than words in news stories, what is your opinion? There are different news on TV and in newspapers now, and most of them are accompanied by photos. Some people believe that pictures are more powerful than words. I partly agree with that. Indeed, people like to see pictures rather than words since pictures can provide the information directly. Nonetheless, when you read words, you need to transfer them into images in your mind, and that process is more complicated. But pictures are limited when sharing some opinions and attitudes which are essential for news stories. Furthermore, pictures can’t give readers all the details they want. In this case, words can be complementary to pictures. Take a earthquake report for example. First, you should use some words to explain when and where it happened. Then you can add some pictures to describe the terrible damage it caused and how the polices rescued the injured people. If you want to add some details, some words are needed to provide some additional informations such as the number of the injured, or how many buildings are destroyed. At last, some attitudes can be added by writing down some words, it’s difficult to use pictures to show your opinions. In conclusion, I believe that both pictures and words are essential to a good news story. A news story which is full of pictures is informal and opaque to readers. Oppositely, a news story without any pictures would be boring.