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NewspaperReadingWhydowereadnewspaper?•Whatcanwegetfromreadingnewspaper?•Whodowereadfor?•Whenshouldweread?•Wherecanwegetnewspaperforreading?•Howcanweefficientlyread?Objectives•Improveyourreadingskills.(skimming,scanning)•Knowledgeofcurrentaffairs(well-informed)•AnintroductiontomajorAmericanandBritishnewspapersandmagazines.•Abriefknowledgeoflanguagestylesinnewspapersandmagazines.•Vocabularies(wordsandexpression,abbreviations)NewspaperArticleReportTitle:Name:Source:Date:Content/Overview(Whathappened)KeyPeople(whowasinvolved)Location(whereithappened)Timing(whenithappened)Background(whyandhowithappened)Opinion(whatyouthinkaboutthestory)NewVocabularyfromyourArticleWords/PhrasesMeaningExample1.2.Whatpartsdoesanewsstoryhave?•Allnewsstoriesanswersomebasicquestions:who,what,when,where,whyandhow?•Likeallstories,thebasicnewsstoryhasaheadlineandthreegeneralparts:abeginningcalledthe“lead”,amiddlecalledthe“body”andanending.Whatpartsdoesanewsstoryhave?•Anewsstoryiscomposedofheadline,lead,body,andbeforelead,therearedatelineandbyline.•Headline:Theheadlineisthelineontopofthestorythattellsthereaderwhatthestoryisabout.Whatpartsdoesanewsstoryhave?•Lead:thebeginningofthestory,thehookthattellsthereaderwhatthestoryisabout•Agoodleadattractsthereadertocontinuereading.•Inahard-newsstory,theleadusuallyiswritteninonesentence—thefirstsentenceofthestory—andgivesthemostimportantinformationabouttheevent.5-WhinNewsLead新闻导言之5-Wh•为了节省读者的阅报时间，第一段中即将该则新闻內容之5-Wh讲清楚，说明白：•Ｗho?•Ｗhen?•Ｗhat?•Ｗhere?•Ｗhy?isthenewsabout?didithappen?didithappen?happenedinthenews?didithappen?•每则新闻的第一段即为“新闻导言”CategoriesofNews•Newsfallsintobasiccategories:•hardnewsandsoftnews.•“Hardnews”includes----•storiesofatimelynatureabouteventsorconflictsthathavejusthappenedorareabouttohappen,suchascrimes,fires,meetings,protestrallies,speechesandtestimonyincourtcases.•Thesestorieshaveimmediacy.Whatpartsdoesanewsstoryhave?•Thedateline,whichtellsreaderswhenandwherethestoryiswritten,isimportant.•Thebyline标题下署名之行,whichgivescredittothewriter,isalsoveryimportant.•Headline;lead;dateline;andbylineCategoriesofNews“Softnews”isdefinedas•newsthatentertainsorinforms,withanemphasisonhumaninterest(人情味)andnovelty（新奇）andlessimmediacythanhardnews.Forexample,astoryabouttheeffectivenessofdietswouldbeconsideredsoftnews.CategoriesofNews“Softnews”canalsobestoriesthatfocusonpeople,placesorissuesthataffectreaders’lives.Thesetypesofstoriesarecalled“featurestories.”AstoryaboutthegrowingnumberofbabiessufferingfromAIDScouldbeconsideredasoft-newsstory.Itisn’tlessimportantthanhardnews,butitisn’tnewsthathappenedovernight.HardNewsSoftNewsfeatures（特写）personalprofile(人物特写)Anecdote(趣事；轶事)flash(快讯)urgent（急电）brief（简讯）breakingnews（突发新闻）Iftheactionoreventoccurredthesamedayasorthedaybeforepublicationofthenewspaper,theeventiscalled“breakingnews.”Whatarethequalitiesofagoodnewsstory?•Whatthingsarenewsworthy?Thesearesomeofthesetraditionalqualitiesofbothhard-andsoft-newsstories:Timeliness(时效性)Proximity（接近性）Unusualnature（新奇）Celebrities（名人名流）Humaninterest（人情味）Conflict（冲突）TimelinessAneventthathappenedthedayofordaybeforepublicationoraneventthatisduetohappenintheimmediatefutureisconsideredtimely.Someeventsthathappenedinthepastalsomaybeconsideredtimelyiftheyareprintedonananniversaryoftheevent,suchasone,fiveor10yearsaftertheincident.Proximity•Aneventmaybeofinteresttolocalreadersbecauseithappenedinorclosetothecommunity.•Forexample:Wuhanesewillbequiteinterestedinwhenthesubwaytunnelsbegantobebuiltandwhenitwillbeaccomplished.UnusualNature:theuniquenessofanevent•Thereisawell-knownsaying:•“Itisnotnewswhenadogbitesaman,butabsolutelynewswhenyoufindamanbitesadog.”•Itsoundsabsurd,butfullyillustratesoneofthewidelyacceptednewsvalues—theunusual,bizarrenatureofarecentlyhappenedevent.Celebrities•Peoplewhoarewell-knownfortheiraccomplishments—primarilyentertainers,athletesorpeoplewhohavegainedfameforachievements,goodorbad—attractalotofattention.•Thisstoryranonthefrontpagebecauseofthecelebritystatusoftheentertainers….Humaninterest:•Peoplelikestoriesaboutpeoplewhohavespecialproblems,achievementsorexperiences.•Thesestoriescanbeprofilesorunusualstoriesaboutpeoplethatmakereaderscareabouttheirplight.•Hereisanexampleofhumaninterest:KidsHelpingKidsSurvivetheEffectsofKatrina.Conflict&Impact:•Storiesinvolvingconflictspeoplehavewithgovernmentorotherpeopleareoftennewsworthy,especiallywhentheconflictreflectslocalproblems.Additionalqualities•Someadditionalqualitiesofnewstoconsider:•Helpfulness:Consumers,healthandotherhow-tostories.•Entertainment:storiesthatamusereaders,makethemfeelgoodorhelpthemenjoytheirleisuretime.Additionalqualities•Inspiration:Storiesaboutpeoplewhoovercomedifficulties•Specialinterest:Somestoriesappealtopeople’sinterestsinsuchsubjectsasscience,businessorreligionortosuchspecialgroupsaswomen,minorities,disabledpeople,veterans,collegestudentsorothergroupswithparticularinterests.Themainstreamnewsagency•AFP(AgenceFrancePresse)法新社法国•AP(AssociatedPress)美联社美国•CP(CanadaPress)加拿大通讯社加拿大•KNS(KyodoNewsService)共同社日本Themainstreamnewsagency•Reuter(Reuter’sNewsAgenc