Unit 2 The United Kingdom reading课时作业

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　The Internet is redrawing the media landscape and will be for decades to come, but traditional media will not be left out of the picture, argue two University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, journalism professors. Ed Mullins, chairman of the Journalism Department, and Jim Stovall, the founder of Dateline Alabama, the news website of the College of Communication and Information Sciences, agree that the future of the web is still a mystery, but argue that, in the near future, it will serve more as a helpmate to traditional media.

　"Nobody knows where the web is taking us, but when it comes to journalism, old media will be dominant(most noticeable) players in the new media game." Mullins believes. " A report goes that most Americans go to sites operated by old-line media when looking for news on the web."

　Just as national old media dominate the web at that level, local old media run mostly by newspapers and, to a lesser degree, by television stations dominate those markets. Is there a pattern here? Yes, says Mullins and Stovall. "At least in the first decade of the web, newspaper companies dominate web journalism," Mullins explains. "Why? They specialize in news, and that gives them an advantage. What most readers go to websites for is news and e-mail, a form of person-to-person news, especially in the form of chatting."

　The reason for newspapers dominance in web journalism, Stovall points out, is that they put the biggest money in news. "The Birmingham News, for example, with about 175 positions, has more journalists on its payroll than all of the state's broadcast, cable, and web."

1. What role does the Internet play in journalism according to Paragraph 1 ?

A. It will someday dominate the media market.

B. It is likely to threaten the future of print media.

C. It will become a helpful partner of print media.

D. It will revolutionize traditional journalism.

2. The following prove that old media still dominate web journalism except _________.

A. people prefer traditional media when looking for news