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大连海洋大学 外国语学院 专业英语教研室 吕毅 America: magazines、newspapers English: magazines、newspapers;America;Washington, D.C. region headquarters《美国新闻与世界报道》;Publication history United States News was founded in 1933 by David Lawrence (1888–1973), who also started World Report in 1946. The two magazines initially covered national and international news separately, but Lawrence merged them into U.S.News World Report in 1948 and subsequently sold the magazine to his employees. In 1984, it was purchased by Mortimer Zuckerman, who is also the owner of the New York Daily News. The editorial staff of U.S.News World Report is based in Washington, D.C., but the magazine is owned by U.S.News World Report, L.P., a privately held company based in the Daily News building in New York City. It conforms to the owners political point of view, and tends to be more conservative than its two primary competitors, Time and Newsweek. It also eschews sports, entertainment and celebrity news.[4] In 1995, its web site, was launched providing access to all articles from the print edition. In 2007, U.S. News published its list of the nations best high schools for the first time. Its ranking methodology includes state test scores and the success of poor and minority students on these exams, and schools performance in Advanced Placement tests.;In June 2008, citing the decline in overall magazine circulation and advertising, U.S.News World Report announced that it will become a biweekly publication, starting January 2009.[5] It hoped advertisers would be attracted to the schedule, which allowed ads to stay on newsstands a week longer. However, five months later the magazine changed its frequency again, becoming monthly.[6] In August 2008, U.S. News expanded and revamped its online opinion section. The new version of the opinion page included daily new op-ed content as well as the new Thomas Jefferson Street blog. Americas Best Colleges In 1983, the magazine published its first Americas Best Colleges re