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Text 分 Making the headlines 月 1 It isn't very often that the media lead with the same story everywhere in the world. Such an event would have to be of enormous international significance.But this is exactly what occurred in September 2001 with the terrorist attackon the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York.It is probably not exaggerated to say that from that moment the world was a different place. Translation
Text Making the headlines 1 Itisn’tveryoftenthatthemedialeadwiththesamestoryeverywhereintheworld. Suchaneventwouldhavetobeofenormousinternationalsignificance.Butthis isexactlywhatoccurredinSeptember 2001withtheterroristattackontheTwin TowersoftheWorldTradeCenterinNewYork.Itisprobablynotexaggerated to say that from that moment the world was a different place
Text 2 But it is not just the historical and international dimension that made 9/11 memorable and (to use a word the media like)newsworthy.It was the shodk and horror too.So striking,so sensational,was the news that,years after the event, many people can still remember exactly where they were and what they were doing when they first heard it.They can remember their own reactions:For many people across the globe their first instinct was to go and tell someone else about it, thus providing confirmation of the old saying that bad news travels fast. Translation
Text 2 Butitisnot justthe historical and international dimension thatmade 9/11 memorable and (touseawordthemedia like)newsworthy. Itwasthe shock and horrortoo.Sostriking,sosensational,wasthenewsthat,yearsafterthe event, many people canstillremember exactly wheretheywereandwhattheywere doing when they firstheard it.They canremember their ownreactions: Formany people acrossthe globe theirfirstinstinct wastogoandtellsomeone elseabout it, thus providing confirmation of the old saying that bad news travelsfast
Text 合 3 And so it is with all major news stories.I remember when I was at primary school the teacher announcing pale-faced to a startled classof seven year olds President Kennedyis dead.I didn't know who President Kennedy was,but I wasso upset at hearing the news that I went rushing home afterwards to tell my parents(who already knew,of course).In fact,this is one of my earliest memories. Translation
Text 3 And so it is with all major news stories. I remember when I was at primary school the teacher announcing pale-faced to a startledclass of seven year olds President Kennedyis dead. I didn’t know who President Kennedy was, but I was so upset at hearing the news that I went rushing home afterwards to tell my parents (who already knew, of course). In fact, this is one of my earliest memories
Text 4 So what exactly is news?The objective importance of an event is obviously not enough-there are plenty of enormous global issues out there,with dramatic consequences,from poverty to global warming-but since they are ongoing, they don't all make the headlines on the same day.9/11,in contrast,was not just international,but odd,unexpected,and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama)very human. Translation
Text 4 So what exactly isnews? The objectiveimportance of an event is obviously not enough –there are plenty of enormous globalissuesout there, with dramatic consequences, from poverty to global warming –but since they are ongoing, they don’t all make the headlines on the same day. 9/11, in contrast, was not just international, but odd, unexpected, and (in the sense that it was possible to identify with the plight of people caught up in the drama) very human
Text 5 Odd doesn't mean huge.Take the story in the China Daily about a mouse holding up a flight from Vietnam toJapan.The mouse was spotted running down the aisle of a plane in Hanoi airport.It was eventually caught by a group of 12 technicians worried that the mouse could chew through wires and cause a short circuit.By the time it took off the plane was more than four hours late. Translation
Text 5Odddoesn’tmeanhuge.TakethestoryintheChina Dailyabout amouse holding upaflightfromVietnamtoJapan.Themousewasspottedrunningdowntheaisle of aplaneinHanoiairport.Itwaseventually caughtbya groupof12 technicians worriedthatthemousecouldchewthroughwiresandcauseashortcircuit.Bythe time it took off the plane wasmore than four hours late
Text 6 Not an event with momentous international consequences,you might say,(apart from a few passengers arriving late for their appointments in another country),but there are echoes of the story across the globe,in online editions of papers from Asia to America,and even Scotland ("Mouse chase holds up flight",in the Edinburgh Evening News). Translation
Text 6 Notaneventwithmomentous international consequences, youmightsay,(apart fromafewpassengers arriving latefortheir appointments inanother country), but there are echoes of the story across the globe, in online editions of papers from Asia to America, and even Scotland (“Mouse chase holds up flight”, in the Edinburgh Evening News)
Text 合 7 Another element of newsworthiness is immediacy.This refers to the nearness of the event in time.An event which happened a week ago is not generally news- unless you've just read about it."When"is one of the five"wh"questions trainee journalists are regularly told that they have to use to frame a news story (the others are'"who,"what","where",and "why");"today","this moming",and "yesterday" are probably at the top of the list of time adverbs in a news report.Similarly,an event which is about to happen("today","thisevening"or"tonight")may also be newsworthy,although,by definition,it is not unexpected and so less sensational. Translation
Text 7 Another element of newsworthiness is immediacy. This refers to the nearness of the event in time. An event which happened a week ago is not generally news – unless you’ve just read about it. “When” is one of the five “wh” questions trainee journalists are regularly told that they have to use to frame a news story (the others are “who”, “what”, “where”, and “why”); “today”, “this morning”, and “yesterday” are probably at the top of the list of time adverbs in a news report.Similarly, an event which is about to happen (“today”, “this evening” or “tonight”) may also be newsworthy, although, by definition, it is not unexpected and so less sensational
Text 8 When it comes to immediacy,those media which can present news in real time, such as TV,radio,and the Internet,have an enormous advantage over the press.To see an event unfolding in front of your eyes is rather different from reading about it at breakfast the next morning.But TV news is not necessarily more objective or reliablethan a newspaper report,since the images you are looking at on your screen have been chosen by journalists or editors with specific objectives,orat least following setguidelines,and they areshown from a unique viewpoint.By placing the camera somewhere else you would get a different picture.This is why it is usual to talk of the "power of the media"-the power to influence the public,more or less covertly. Translation
Text 8 When it comes to immediacy, those media which can present news in real time, such as TV, radio, and the Internet, have an enormous advantage over the press. To see an event unfoldingin front of your eyes is rather different from reading about it at breakfast the next morning. But TV news is not necessarily more objective or reliable than a newspaper report, since the imagesyou are looking at on your screen have been chosen by journalists or editors with specific objectives, or at least following set guidelines, and they are shown from a unique viewpoint. By placing the camera somewhere else you would get a different picture. This is why it is usual to talk of the “power of the media” –the power to influence the public, more or less covertly
Text 9 But perhaps in the third millennium this power is being eroded,or at least devolved to ordinary people.The proliferation of personal blogs,the possibility of self-broadcasting through sites such as YouTube,and the growth of open-access web pages(wikis)means that anyone with anything to say-or show-can now reach a worldwide audience instantly. Translation
Text 9 But perhaps in the third millennium this power is being eroded, or at least devolved to ordinary people. The proliferationof personal blogs, the possibility of self-broadcasting through sites such as YouTube, and the growth of open-access web pages (wikis)means that anyone with anything to say –or show –can now reach a worldwide audience instantly