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Hard NewsSoft News I.Hard news 硬新闻 1.Definition Hard news is how journalists refer to news of the day. It is a chronicle of current events/incidents and is the most common type of news printed on the front page of a typical newspaper. 硬新闻关系到国计民生以及人们切身利益的新闻。 包括党和国家的重大方针、 政 策的制定和改变，时局变化，市场行情，股市涨落，银根松紧，疾病流行，天气 变化，重大灾难事故等等。这类新闻为人们的政治、经济、工作、日常生活的决 策提供依据。 2.Features A.Key words associated with hard news: seriousness, timeliness 与硬新闻相关的关键词：严肃性，时效性 B.Refers to up-to-the-minute news/events that are reported immediately 指最新的新闻/事件，立即报告 C.Takes a factual approach—little embellishment or excessive det