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English News Writing
第一讲
Glossary of “SHORT” Words
Found in Newspaper Headlines
axe---------cancle;fire
battle-------struggle
big----------great
cab---------taxi
co-hab----co-habtation
crash-----collide;collision
cut--------reduce
drop------decrease;decline
end-------finish;extinguish
fake------false
hail------celebrate
kill-------vote out
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第二讲(1)
【好句欣赏】learn from yesterday,gain knowledge about today and design for tomorrow
Writers write to
inform
educate
entertain
persuade
motivate
Writing to inform: tells the audience about a person, place, thing or idea in a netrual, unbiased and fair manner.
Educational wrting: begins at the knowledge level of the audience and increases their learning.
Writing for entertain: is often the most effective means of transmitting a message.
Persuasive writing: prensents supportive arguments for a specific point of view.
Motivitional writing: seeks to prompt people to action
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第二讲(3)
.........................A-English B-English
假期..................vacation holiday
驾驶证...............drivers' license drivers' licence
汽油....................gas petrol
高速公路.............freeway motorway
人行道...............sidewalk pavement
账单..................check bill
电梯...................elevator lift
手电筒...............flashlight torch
公寓楼...............apartment flat
卡车...................truck lorry
学期...................semester term
地铁.....................subway tube
地下通道.............underpass subway
出租车................cab taxi
纸币...................bill note
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第三讲(1)
News value
timeliness
proximity
prominence
conflict
currency
impact
human-interest
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....................................Timeliness
News should be fresh
but important and interesting as well
Sometimes can be a matter of life and death
Getting people news in enough time to make informed decisions
..................................Sources:news gathering
Combination of
Human sources +Documents
Professionals never turn to fiends and relatives for quatation
..................................Skepticism
Fact-checking
Double-checking information
The more a fact is repeated by different, independent sources,the more you can trusr accuracy of that fact
..................................Objectivity
Complete objectivity is possible or impossible
Fairness is more possible (fairness------------you tell a story in ways that are fair to all sides once all the available information is considered)
................................Balance and Bias
Balance means if different views exist on a stor, they are included.
Lack of balance may suggest Bias
Bias means a report or a reporter or a news organization favors one side of a story over another, or that they support one political view than another
..............................Storys of Controvercy
..............................Beyond Bias----Propaganda
..............................Accuracy and Inaccuracy
................................Credibility
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第五讲(1)
Types of news stories
(1)Straight news ------------strories of important events, expected or unexpected
(2)Features
..........1>timely-------------stories that examine or elabrate upon particular aspects of important events.
..........2>tiimeless----------stories that tell readers about interesting ideas,isssues or people
(3)Editorials and commentary-------------stories that express institutional or personal pionts of view
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