英美报刊选读考试材料

1、 Unit One China Lesson one An American in Beijing (中国经济迅猛发展：留学生蜂拥而至) 新闻写作何谓News?新闻写作何谓Journalese? Unit Two United States () Lesson Five The Evolution Wars (宗教挑战科学) 如何读懂标题 () () Unit Three United States () Lesson Ten The New Dream Isnt American (美国梦不再) 导语 (Lead) 报刊语言主要特点 () () Unit Four United States

2、 () Lesson Twelve Path of the Storm(暴风骤雨，仕途不保) 读报知识Lobby和Lobby Firm Unit Five US Foreign Policy Lesson Eighteen A Race We Can All Win (中国发展：中美双赢的竞赛) 常见借喻词和提喻词 () () 常见委婉语 Unit Six World AffairsLesson Nineteen Why the Monarchy Must Stay （君主制的废留之争） 读报工具书Explanation focus on background information, lan

3、guage difficulties, cultural difficulties, textual analysis and comment. After-class reading  fast reading, search for key words, general ideas and topics. summary and comments presentation group discussionEvaluationfinal score=(performance+assignment+attendance )+examAttend class on time, nomi

4、nation at random.News report (big hot in recent). Presentation of new text for self-study.Read newspapers or magazines, make summary and comments on weekly news.(<=1) Finish assignment on time.Form groups by yourselves.(5-6)References:Do you like watching or listening to news report?How do you al

5、ways keep contact with news? How much do you know about news?Introduction of NewsIn Chinas academic circles : News is the reporting of recent events.1) News is a fresh report of events, facts or opinions that people did not know before they read your story.2) News is anything timely that interests a

6、 number of persons, and the best news is that which has the greatest interest of the greatest number.3) News is any event, idea or opinion that is timely, that interests or affects a large number of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them.4) News is the reporting of any

7、thing timely which has importance, use, or interest to a considerable number of persons in a publication audience.Questions for thinking:What things are newsworthy?What are the qualities of a good news story?human interest (人情味)ordinary person(s) + usual occurrence(s) news Xiaohong goes to school.or

8、dinary person(s) + unusual occurrence(s) news Xiaohong kills herself.extraordinary person(s) + usual occurrence(s) = news Zhang Baizhi and Xie Tingfeng devoicedextraordinary person(s)+unusual occurrence(s)=big news Jackie Chan has made donations for earthquake relief.An event that happened the day o

9、f or day before publication or an event that is due to happen in the immediate future is considered timely. Some events that happened in the past also may be considered timely if they are printed on an anniversary of the event, such as one, five or 10 years after the incident. An event may be of int

10、erest to local readers because it happened in or close to the community.the unusual, fresh and unique nature of an eventA well-known saying: “It is not news when a dog bites a man, but absolutely news when you find a man bites a dog.” People who are well-known for their accomplishments primarily ent

11、ertainers, athletes or people who have gained fame for achievements, good or badattract a lot of attention. This story ran on the front page because of the celebrity status of the entertainers. People like stories about people who have special problems, achievements or experiences. These stories can

12、 be profiles(人物简介) or unusual stories about people that make readers care about their plight (境况). Science, business or religion or to such special groups as women, minorities, disabled people, veterans, college students or other groups with particular interests. Stories involving conflicts people h

13、ave with government or other people are often newsworthy, especially when the conflict reflects local problems.Helpfulness: Consumers, health and other how-to storiesEntertainment: Stories that amuse readers, make them feel good or help them enjoy their leisure time. Inspiration: Stories about peopl

14、e who overcome difficultiesWhat parts does a news story have? Like all stories, the basic news story has a headline and three general parts: a beginning called the “lead”, a middle called the “body” and an ending. And before lead, there are dateline and byline.Dateline: to tell readers when and wher

15、e the story is written, importantByline: to give credit to the writer, is also very important. WASHINGTON, JULY 8(UPl)-CNN hopes to feature Asia more prominently in its news programs in order to share in Japan's estimated 50 billion in advertising revenue this year, according to NEWSWEEK 合众国际社华盛

16、顿7月8日电据新闻周刊报道，为了在今年日本估计为500亿美元的广告收入中占有份额，美国有线新闻网希望在其新闻节目中更加突出亚洲特色.According to channel of broadcasting: According to contents:According to region: world news (有国际新闻) home news (国内新闻) local news (地方新闻)hard news: stories of a timely nature (immediacy) about events or conflicts that have just happened

17、or are about to happen.e.g. crimes, fires, meetings, protest rallies, speeches and testimony in court cases. Soft news can also be stories that focus on people, places or issues that affect readers lives. These types of stories are called “feature stories”(专题报道). It isnt news that happened overnight

18、, which does not mean that it is less important than hard news.urgent (急电) brief (简讯)flash (快讯) editorials (社论) features (特写/特稿) personal profile (人物特写)anecdote (趣事/轶事) news reporting (消息报道)commentaries and columns (新闻评论)breaking news (突发新闻)(1) major Print media(报刊) China Daily, 21st Century, Shangh

19、ai Star , Business weekly(USA)New York Times Washington Post Los Angeles Times USA Today Business Week Wall street Journal Newsweek Time Fortune Readers Digest USA News & world Report Christian Science Monitor (Britain)The Times http:/www.thetimes.co.uk/ The Observer http:/www.observer.co.uk/ Th

20、e Daily Telegraph http:/www.dailytelegraph.co.uk/ The Guardian http:/www.guardian.co.uk/ The Economist The Financial Times (2)major Electrical Media (电子传媒): News Agency, Radio , TV 1) Thomson Reuters 2) Associated Press (AP) / 3) Agency France Press (AFP) 4) the Voice of America (VOA

21、) / 5) British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)6) Cable News Network (CNN)Make the presentation in the next class. Search information and prepare for a news report.Fill the following table A Quality Selection of Articles from American & English Newspapers &MagazinesTeaching Pe

22、riod 2Think and Talk Are you interested in reading English newspapers and magazines?What newspapers and magazines do you usually read in your leisure time?Can you introduce some domestic English newspapers and magazines? The standards of newspapers      Once in a week at lea

23、st. Print by machine.      Anyone can buy.l   Cause public interest.l   Certain effect.l   Stability. -The Press and America Dr. Edwin Emery& Michael Emery A newspaper is a publication containing news, information, and advertising. General-i

24、nterest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art, entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns that express the personal opinions of writers. Supplementary sections may contain advertising, comics, and

25、 coupons.Journalese新闻文体 English of a style featured by use of colloquialisms, superficiality of thought or reasoning, clever or sensational presentation of material, and evidence of haste in composition, considered characteristic of newspaper writing.editorial opinions, criticism, persuasion and obi

26、tuaries;entertainment such as crosswords and horoscopes;weather news and forecasts; advice, gossip, food and other columns; critical reviews of movies, plays and restaurants; classified ads; display ads,editorial cartoons and comic strips.The German-language Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenck

27、würdigen Historien, printed from 1605 onwards by Johann Carolus in Strasbourg, is often recognized as the first newspaper. The first newspaper in China中外新报was published in 1858. The first newspaper in France was published in 1631, La Gazette . Corante, or weekely newes from Italy, Germany, Hung

28、ary, Poland, Bohemia, France and the Low Countreys. was published in England in 1621. In Boston in 1690, Benjamin Harris published Public Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic.Discussion. Reference:Private NatureThe true purpose of newspaper is alwaysbased on money, power, interest, benefitsand so o

29、n.Especially right now, news has been takenas something, which can be bought or soldClassification of English Newspaper content and style Quality Papers (高级报纸) : known as “broadsheet” (大报), reports and observes the big shots all over the world, as well as information form finance, business, technolo

30、gy, science, education and culture. It features comments, editorials, letters from readers and columns. Popular Papers(大众化报纸): known as “tabloid” (小报), supplies entertainment for killing time, just reporting the big shots briefly in short passages. It emphasizes social news, features (特写)of human fe

31、elings, anecdotes, sports and entertainments. Design of Quality Newspaper Newspaper LayoutSize of some USA newspapers (2009-2010)1)The New York Times (Tuesday ,march 2.2010) 56cm/ 30.5cm2).The Wall Street journal 58cm30.5cm3)The Philadelphia Daily News ( May 19,2009) 31 cm 28cm4). The Examiner( Wash

32、ington) (November 9,2009) 34cm 26.5cm5).Express March 2,2010 30cm 26.5cm Conclusion:Design of Popular Newspaper Emphasize on the design of the content. Usually block capitals for all headlines, matched with pictures and diagrams. News brief and short news is published. Language is easy to read and t

33、he design is varied and lovely.The New York Times 纽约时报The Washington Post 华盛顿邮报The Los Angeles Times 旧金山时报USA Today 今日美国报 The Wall Street Journal 华尔街报The Christian Science Monitor基督科学导International Herald Tribune国际先驱论坛报 The New York Times(纽约时报) An American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and publish

34、ed in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States. The Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which publishes 18 other newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe. The companys chairman is Sulzberger, whose family has controlled the p

35、aper since 1896.The papers motto, as printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is “All the News Thats Fit to Print”. It is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, and Features. In the absence of a major headline, the days most important story g

36、enerally appears in the top-right hand column, on the main page.The Times stayed with the eight-column format for several years after most papers switched to six columns, and it was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography. The Times has won 101 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news org

37、anization. Its web site was the most popular American online newspaper Web site as of December 2008, receiving more than 18 million unique visitors in that month. The Times prices are: $2.00 daily city and nationwide, $5.00 Sunday in and around the city, $6.00 or $7.00 outside of the metropolit

38、an area.The Washington Post（华盛顿邮报） The newspaper with the largest circulation in Washington, D.C. and is the citys oldest paper, founded in 1877. Being located in the nations capital, it has a particular emphasis on national politics and international affairs. The Post prices are: $0.75 Daily, $1.50

39、 Sunday.Maryland, and Virginia editions are printed for daily circulation. The newspapers weekday printings include the main section, containing the first page, national, international news, business, politics, and editorials and opinions, followed by the sections on local news , sports, style and c

40、lassifieds. The Sunday edition includes the weekday sections as well as several weekly sections: Outlook (opinion and editorials), Style & Arts, Travel, Comics, TV Week, and the Washington Post Magazine. The Wall Street Journal（华尔街日报） An English-language international daily newspaper published b

41、y Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, in New York City, with Asian and European editions. It was the largest-circulation newspaper in the United States until November 2003, when it was surpassed by USA Today. It would later regain its number one position in the United States in

42、October of 2009.The Journal is the largest newspaper in the United States by circulation. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, it has a circulation of 2.1 million copies, including 400,000 online paid subscriptions, as of March 2010 compared to USA Todays 1.8 million. Its main ri

43、val in the business newspaper sector is the London-based Financial Times, which also publishes several international editions.The Journal newspaper primarily covers U.S. and international business and financial news and issuesthe papers name comes from Wall Street, the street in New York City that i

44、s the heart of the financial district. It has been printed continuously since being founded on July 8, 1889. Conlusion: leading daily American newspapers The New York Times, which is known for its general reporting and international coverage; The Wall Street Journal, which is known for its financial

45、 reporting. The Washington Post has distinguished itself through its political reporting on the workings of the White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S. government. Los Angeles Times（洛杉矶时报） A daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California since 1881. It is distributed throughout th

46、e Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States. Its daily circulation reported in October 2008 was 739,000, down from a peak of 1.1 million. The Times prices are: $0.75 Daily, $1.50 S

47、unday.USA Today（今日美国报） USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. The paper has the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States. Averaging over 2.25 million copies every weekday), USA Today is distributed in almost fifty-two states in America.The

48、Christian Science Monitor (CSM) (基督教科学箴言报) An international newspaper published daily online, Monday through Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of March 31, 2008, the print circulation was 56,083. The CSM is a ne

49、wspaper that covers international and United States current events. The paper includes a daily religious feature on the “The Home Forum” page, but is not a platform for evangelizing.International Herald Tribune（国际先驱论坛报） A widely read English-language international newspaper. It combines the resource

50、s of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times and is printed at 35 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 180 countries. Part of The New York Times Company.The Chicago Sun-Times (芝加哥太阳报)An American daily newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois. It is the flagship paper of

51、the Sun-Times Media Group. It is the oldest continuously published daily newspaper in the city as it began in 1844 as the Chicago Evening Journal.Associated Press-美联社 The AP is a cooperative owned news agency by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which b

52、oth contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists. As of 2005, the news collected by the AP is published and republished by more than 1,700 newspapers, in addition to more than 5,000 television and radio broadcasters. The Associated Press operates 243 news bureaus, and it serves at least 120 countries, with an international staff located all over the world. Many newspapers and broadcasters outside the United States are AP subscribe