Weibo postings spread news faster than any other media, said Deng Fei, a reporter with Phoenix Weekly.

微博张贴传播比任何其他媒体的新闻更快，凤凰周刊的记者邓飞（音）说。

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"News ballads", which spread news in the form of popular songs, covered the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, among many other events.

“新闻之歌”——即用流行歌曲的形式传播消息——报道了1588年西班牙无敌舰队的惨败，以及其他许多事件。

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The newspaper said every normal citizen can now spread news by typing on one's keyboard, as the Internet and microblogs have become more and more prevalent.

在这样一个日子里，《南方日报》提出中国已经进入"全民记者"时代的观点，称随着互联网的普及以及微博的日渐兴盛，一名普通市民也可能通过敲打键盘实现与职业记者一样的传播效果。

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The Environmental Teach-In group began to educate people about how to take action locally and spread the news of the event.

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As many of the gold seekers began to leave, news spread of another huge discovery of gold.

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The news spread quickly. Thousands rushed west.

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On Jan. 9, he launched a website, called BlackOutSopa.org, that uses social media tools to spread news.

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But a popular pastime is to spread news and rumours, both true and false, that challenge the official script of government officials and state-propaganda organs.

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