新闻英语教程

Part Ⅰ Selections from Classics of Western Journalism

Unit 1 The Definition and Trends

Text A Journalism: A Definition

Text B Twentieth——Century News Trends

Unit 2 Truth of Iournalism

Text A Separating "Facts" from "Value"

Text B News, Truth, and a Conclusion

Unit 3 Freedom of Journalism

Text A Key Concepts of First Amendment

Text B A Free Press and a Free Society

Unit 4 Roles of Iournalists

Text A The Role of the Journalist

Text B Journalists——Professionals in a Market Culture

Unit 5 Journalism Education

Text A The Effects of Journalism Education

Text B Limitations of Professionalization

Unit 6 Policies for Public Broadcasters

Text A Options for Public Broadcasters

Text B Thatcher Multiple——Track Media Policies (1979-90)

Unit 7 Dilemmas of Journalism

Text A Some Background about "the Problem"

Text B Dilemmas of Global TV News

Unit 8 Challenges and Opport Unities

Text A New Media May Be Old Media's Savior

Text B The Challenges of the Informational ARe

Part Ⅱ Selections from Western Newspapers

Unit 9 The New Millennium

Text A Defining Century in America

Text B Here's to the New Millennium

Unit 10 Eyes on China

Text A Between Wary Presidents, Signs of Bonding

Text B The Two Faces of China

Unit 11 American Presidential Election

Text A Bush Is Declared Winner in Florida But Gore Vows to Contest Results

Text B Obama Gets Europe's Ear, Pleasing Crowds without Specifics

Unit 12 World War II

Text A The Bombing of 43,000 Civilians and Its Reasons

Text B The FirstWeeks of War and the Situation in Cologne

Unit 13 Iraq War

Text A The Truth About the War

Text B ExLeader, Found Hiding in Hole, Is Detained Without a Fight

Unit 14 Anti-Terrorism

Text A In Shock, Loathing, Denial: "This Doesn't Happen Here"

Text B Awaiting the Aftershocks: Washington and Nation Plungeinto Fight with Enemy Hard to Identify and Punish

Unit 15 Environmen

Text A Human Intervention Breaks Ancient Rhythm

Text B Fight Climate Change by Turning Roof Green

Unit 16 Oil and Food Crises

Text A Secret Winners in the Oil Crisis

Text B Food Crisis——But It's No Surprise

Appendix Ⅰ Reference Translation of the Main Texts

Appendix Ⅱ Key to the Exercises

Appendix Ⅲ Tapescripts

Appendix Ⅳ Glossary

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