1、BY G.ZB5U1 The mass mediaWelcome& ReadingHow is life of Muslins in London?Be a critical news reader!Before ReadingPlease tell the differences of these two titles.Deadly fire in tower block causes serious damageFirefighters put out tower block fireSkimmingTimePlaceDeaths andinjuriesRescue efforts Cau
2、seNewsreport 1SundaynightHendersonTower_4 confirmeddead and dozensof people injured_Newsreport 2the number of deaths could reach 5reached within 15 minutesFirefighters got the situation under control around 11 p.m.a dropped cigarette end;the failed automatic fire alarmsThinkingUnderline the informat
3、ion which are not mentioned in the other passage.the bravery of firefightersthe seriousness of fireReading news reports criticallyWhy do newsreports differ fromor even contradicteach other?_. News reports may be written at different stages of an event._.How can we becritical newsreaders? Read differ
4、ent news reports on the same event written from various perspectives and at different stages. _. Journalists may have different priorities.Journalists may approach information they get from research or interviews differently.We also need to be critical about the information we receive and remember n
5、ot to blindly trust what we have read. Think criticallyFact: The temperature of yesterday was 39.6, the highest among past 63 years. Solar rain and hail stone happened.Title：39.6, hottest in the past 63 years.39.6! The third hottest day of Shanghai recorded in the past 135 years. 39.6, the average h
6、ottest day of past 73 years, causing solar rain and hail stone.The temperature of yesterday was the second highest in past century. The temperature may relieve the day after tomorrow. High temperature warning standard may be refined.The weather was weird yesterday, solar rain and hail stone happened
7、 under high temperature, with more thunder showers in the future.So, you are interested in becoming a good journalist but dont know where to start?Well, there are a couple of things you should put on your list of (1) _.Firstly, you need to be skilled at writing. The information involved in a complex
8、 story may come from (2) _ sources. Good journalists need to organize all this information clearly to give a(n) (3) _ account of what is happening.Secondly, you must have a natural curiosity about things that are happening, even though they may appear to be (4) _ matters. When something newsworthy (
9、5) _, it may escape the attention of ordinary people; however, good journalists are sensitive enough to notice the event and draw public attention to it.accurate investigate be committed to sum upminor priority dozens of come aboutprioritydozens of accurateminorcomes aboutFinally, good journalists (
10、6) _ revealing the truth. According to Noam Chomsky, “The duty of journalists is to tell the truth. Journalism means you go back to the actual facts, you look at the documents, you discover what the record is, and you report it that way.” To do this, journalists need to (7) _ an event thoroughly.To (8) _, being a good journalist requires writing skills, curiosity and commitment to finding the truth. Good luck!accurate investigate be committed to sum upminor priority dozens of come aboutare committed to investigatesum upTHEEND.
