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BAD : She said she was writing a text about France for her local newspaper.
GOOD : She said she was writing an article about France for her local newspaper.
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text = (1) the words in a book, magazine, etc (as opposed to the illustrations); any written material: 'Alongside each drawing there were several lines of text.' 'A single disk can hold up to 1000 pages of text.'
(2) a book or piece of writing on an academic subject: 'The first two texts on the reading list are general introductions.'
(3) the written version of a play, speech etc: 'Only 'The Times' printed the full text of the President's speech.'
article = a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine: 'I've just been reading an interesting article on alternative medicine.'