the best way to learn about a foreign country is reading newspapers and magWhat is more,watching television and browsing websites are more effective than reading newspapers and magazines.—————————————————————

the best way to learn about a foreign country is reading newspapers and magWhat is more,watching television and browsing websites are more effective than reading newspapers and magazines.—————————————————————
the best way to learn about a foreign country is reading newspapers and mag
What is more,watching television and browsing websites are more effective than reading newspapers and magazines.
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All in all,I disagree that reading newspapers and magazines is the best way to learn about a foreign country
这篇文章出自同一个范文的不同段落,请问 第一句的and并列 用are,而第二个句子and并列时候却用is?
是范文错了吗?

the best way to learn about a foreign country is reading newspapers and magWhat is more,watching television and browsing websites are more effective than reading newspapers and magazines.—————————————————————
第一句的主语是watching television and browsing websites,"看电视+网上阅读"是复数
第二句的主语是现在分词短语reading newspapers and magazines,“读报纸杂志”,是单数