1、Current News ReadingCOURSES FOR SECOND CREDIT STUDENTSContents1Orientation23478591061112131415Chapter 1 Orientation123Why to studyWhat to studyHow to study1 Why to study?p1.1 News style and structurepNews is s fresh report of events，facts，or opinions that people did not know before they read your st
2、ory1 Why to study?p1.1 News style and structurepNews is anything timely that interests a number of persons，and the best news is that which has the greatest interest of the greatest number1 Why to study?p1.1 News style and structurepNews is any event，idea or opinion that is timely，that interests or a
3、ffects a large number of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them1 Why to study?p1.1 News style and structurepNews is the reporting of anything timely which has importance，use，or interest to a considerable number of persons in a publication audience1 Why to study?p1.1 Ne
4、ws style and structurepNews If a dog bites a man，it is not news；if a man bites a dog，its（big）news1 Why to study?p1.2 The values of the newspTimeliness/freshnesspimportance，consequence，impact or significancepprominencepnearness，proximity or localitypunusualness，bizarreness，oddity or novelty pinterest
5、1 Why to study?p1.3 PurposepFor funpFor informationpFor knowledgepFor thinkingpFor criticismpFor credit2 What to study?pVocabulary pBackgroundpFigures of speechpLogic arrangementpThinking patternpWriting stylepAngle of view3 How to study?pThe types of the newspnewspaper coveragepmagazine coveragepra
6、dio newspTV newspcable newspnews agency dispatches3 How to study?pThe types of the newspworld newsphome newsplocal newsp 3 How to study?pThe types of the newsppolitical newspeconomic newsptechnological newspcultural newspsports newspviolence and crime newspdisaster newspweather newspObituarypenterta
7、inment3 How to study?pThe types of the newsphard newspsoft newspHard 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.3 How to study?pFeaturespKey words associated with
8、hard news:seriousness,timelinesspRefers to up-to-the-minute news/events that are reported immediately pTakes a factual approachlittle embellishment or excessive detailpMore or less time dependentpMost common news style on the front pagepUses summary lead5Ws and 1HpGives readers information they need3 How to study?pSoft news is a term for all the news that isnt time-sensitive,including profiles of people,programs or organizations,etc.pSometimes referred to as infotainmentpRefers to background information/human-interest storiespNot time dependentpEntertains or advises the reader
