第一讲英美报刊选读导读技巧.ppt

Something You Need to Know Final Score will consist of: 1. Final exam 50% 2. Class Performance 20% 3. Attendance 20% 4. Homework 10% A brief introduction to newspapers History Categories Formats Contents Sections Layout Newspapers and Magazines in US and UK A brief history of newspapers The earliest newspapers In Caesars time (100-44 BC) Rome had a newspaper. The Acta Diurna (actions of the day), written on a tablet, was posted on a wall after each meeting of the Senate. A brief history of newspapers Note: Gutenberg’s invention of mechanical?movable type?printing (1439) started the?Printing Revolution?and contributed to the development of newspapers. A brief history of newspapers The early British Newspaper Corantos, onenews sheets about specific events, were the first English newspaper. Corantos were printed in Holland in 1620 and imported to England by British booksellers. A brief history of newspapers Colonial Newspapers (the early American newspaper). In Boston in 1690, Benjamin Harris published Public Occurrences Both Foreign and Domestic. The first daily in America lasted only one day since Harris failed to obtain a license. More successful was Boston News-Letter, which featured foreign news, reprints of articles from England, government announcements and shipping news. Modern Newspapers Penny press, the one-cent newspapers were for everyone. Benjamin Day’s September 3, 1883, issue of the New York Sun was the first of the penny papers. Categories of newspapers Daily Weekly National International Online Formats of newspapers Broadsheet 大报 印在整张纸上的报纸 Tabloid 小报 图片多, 以刊登耸人听闻的 消息为主，版面约等于大 报一半的通俗小报 ??1． 政治与政府 (politics and government)??2． 灾难 (disasters)??3． 犯罪与诉讼 (crime and courts)??4． 商业 (business)??5． 罢工、示威游行及纠纷 (strikes, demonstrates and disputes)??6． 战争和恐怖主义活动 (war and terrorism)??7． 环境 (environment)??8． 名人 (famous people)??9． 体育 (sports)??10. 娱乐 (entertainments) Newspaper contents Sections