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Lecture7TheEnglishofNewsReporting ByLiuPing TheEnglishofNewsReporting IntroductionSomeGeneralKnowledgeStylisticAnalysisofEnglishNewsTitles Headlines Introduction DefinitionNewsreportshavealotofthingsincommon Theyhaveahigndemandontime theyareusuallyconcernedwiththesubjectsthatpeopleareinterestedinatthepresenttime theymustbebrief usingtheleastspacepossibletoconveythemostinformationpossible andtheymustappeartobeobjective Introduction TheEnglishusedinnewspapersandmagazinesThesentencesinnewsreportareusuallylongandcomplete usingalotofpre andpost modifications Embeddings prolongedadverbialphrasesandattributesarefrequent Differentsizesorshapesoftypeareusedfortheheadlines veryshortparagraphsareusedforclarity andquotationsarenotrareforbeingauthenticandreliable Introduction What sinanewspaper Inanewspaper apartfromthemainnewsreports therearealsoothercolumns suchasBriefs 短文 简短声明 Personals 人事栏 Society Features 特写 专题 BookReviews ArtCriticisms Editorials 社论 Advertisements etc p 126 Somegeneralknowledge ClassificationsThemake upofnewsreports Classifications PlacesTimeContents Place RegionalNationalInternational Time MorningpapersNoonpapersEveningpapersSundaypapers Contents QualitypaperPopularpaper Americannewspapers NewYorkTimesWashingtonPostLosAngelesTimesChristianScienceMonitorInternationalHeraldTribuneUSAToday NewYorkTimes publishedinNewYork foundedin1851 Itcarriesmoreoverseasnews SomeofthearticlesreflecttheattitudeoftheUSgovernment Themainreadersareupperclasspeople capitalists politicians officialsandintellectuals Thepaper smotto asprintedintheupperleft handcornerofthefrontpage is AlltheNewsThat sFittoPrint Itisorganizedintosections News Opinions Business Arts Science Sports Style andFeatures TheTimesstayedwiththeeight columnformatforseveralyearsaftermostpapersswitchedtosixcolumns anditwasoneofthelastnewspaperstoadoptcolorphotography TheTimeshaswon101PulitzerPrizes themostofanynewsorganization NewYorkTimes WashingtonPost publishedinWashington foundedin1877 ItcarriesmorepoliticalnewsandtheactivitiesoftheCongress Someofitsarticlesmayrevealsomeinsideinformation Themainreadersarepoliticians officialsinWashington AsofJune2009 itsaverageweekdaycirculationwas665 383 accordingtotheAuditBureauofCirculations makingitthefifthlargestnewspaperinthecountrybycirculation behindUSAToday TheWallStreetJournal TheNewYorkTimes andtheLosAngelesTimes WashingtonPost LosAngelesTimes PublishedinLosAngeles foundedin1881 ItisthemostinfluentialpaperalongtheWestCoast Itcarriesmoredomesticandoverseasnews Generallyspeaking itsupportstheDemocraticParty Yet someofitsarticlesoftencarryacriticalattitudetowardsthepoliciesofthegovernment thefourth mostwidelydistributednewspaperintheUnitedStates ItsdailycirculationreportedinOctober2008was739 000 downfromapeakof1 1million LosAngelesTimes ChristianScienceMonitor 基督教科学箴言报 foundedin1908 Itoftencarriessomesensationalnews crimereports andfeweradvertisementsthanotherpapers anditsupportstheDemocraticParty InOctober2008 citinglossesof 18 9millionperyearversus 12 5millioninannualrevenue theMonitorannouncedthatitwouldceaseprintingdailyandinsteadprintweeklyeditionsstartinginApril2009 InternationalHeraldTribune 国际先驱论坛报 foundedin1967 Itcarriesmoreinternationalnews USAToday PublishedinWashington foundedin1982 Itcarriesmorehomenewsofthe50statesofUSA Colorfulandbold withmanylargediagrams charts andphotographs AmericanMagazines TimeNewsweekUSNewsandWorldReport Time aweekly publishedinNewYork foundedin1923 Itcarriesmorehomeandinternationalnewsabouteconomy scienceandtechnology medicine culture education arts etc oftheweek Ithasaconservativeattitudeinpolitics TheInternationalMagazineofEvents Newsweek publishedinWashington foundedin1933 ThecontentsaresimilartoTime ItisthesecondlargestnewsweeklymagazineintheU S USNewsandWorldReport美国新闻与世界报道 publishedinWashington foundedin1948 Itcariesmorepolitical economic andmilitarynewsofthecountryandothercountries InJune2008 themagazineswitcheditspublicationfrequencyfromweeklytobiweekly InNovember2008 itwasrevealedthatthemagazinewouldbecomeamonthlymagazine BritishNewspapers TheTimesTheDailyTelegraphTheGuardianFinancialTimesTheObserverTheSundayTimes TheTimes foundedin1785 ItistheoldestBritishpaper Itcariesmoreinternationalanddomesticnewsreportsaboutimportanteventshappenedbothwithinthecountryandoutsidethecountry Inpolitics itreflectstheattitudeofthegovernmentnomatterwhichpartyisinpower Themainreadersarepoliticians intellectuals capitalistsandpeopleinthefieldsoffinanceandenterprises TheTimesistheoriginal Times newspaper lendingitsnametomanyotherpapersaroundtheworld suchasTheNewYorkTimes TheTimesofIndia TheStraitsTimes TheTimesofMaltaandTheIrishTimes TheTimes TheDailyTelegraph 每日电讯报 foundedin1855 Conservativeinpolitics ItcarriesmorereportsofParliamentaswellasoverseasnews homenews andmilitary financial businessnewswithmoreadvertisements Itsmainreadersaremiddleclasspeople adailymorningbroadsheetnewspaperdistributedthroughouttheUnitedKingdomandinternationallyInJanuary2009 theTelegraphwasthehighestsellingBritish quality paper withacertifiedaveragedailycirculationof842 912 Thiscomparedwithacirculationof617 483forTheTimes 358 844forTheGuardian and215 504forTheIndependent TheDailyTelegraph TheGuardian 卫报 foundedin1821 ThecontentsaresimilartoTheDailyTelegraph Itsmainreadersarepoliticiansandintellectuals FinancialTimes foundedin1888 ItcarriesmorefinancialnewsofBritainandEurope Italsocarriesmoreadvertisements Themainreadersarepeopleofthefinancialandbusinesscirclebothwithinandoutsidethecountry TheObserver 观察家报 foundedin1791 Conservativeinpolitics Itcarriesmoreoverseasanddomesticnews withsomecolumnsofliteratureandarts InaboutthesameplaceonthepoliticalspectrumasitsdailysisterpaperTheGuardian whichacquireditin1993 ittakesaleft liberalorsocialdemocraticlineonmostissues TheSundayTimes 星期日泰晤士报 foundedin1822 ItistheSundaycopiesofTheTimes Itcarriesmorereportsonpolitics business finance entertainment sports literarycriticism andmorecolorfuladvertisements BritishMagazines TheEconomistTheNewStatesmanNewSociety TheEconomist foundedin1843 Itcarriesmorepoliticalandeconomicreportsbothwithinandoutsidethecountry Itsmainreadersarepeopleinthefieldsoffinance businessandindustry In2009 itreportedanaveragecirculationofjustover1 4millioncopiesperissue abouthalfofwhicharesoldinNorthAmerica TheNewStatesman 新政治家 foundedin1934 Itcarriesmorereportsonpoliticalandsocialproblems NewSociety Itcarriesmorearticlesreportingsocialproblems TheMake upofNewsReports theheadline Headlinesaresometimescalledthe soul ofnewsreports Theyarebrief vivid andeyecatching Nearlyallthecharactersitcsofnewsreportingcanbefoundinheadlines thelead thenextpage thebody thenextpage TheLead Theleadisthefirstorthefirstfewparagraphsofthenewsreport consistingofthenewest mostimportant orthemostattractivefacts Itsummarizesorindicatesthewholenewsreportor theshowwindow ofthestyleofthecorrespondent ItusuallyanswersfivequestionsofWho What Where andWhy Ithasthreedistinctivefeatures succinct informativeandintriguing TheBody Thebodyisthemainpartofthenewsreport Italsohasdifferentwritingmethods Thefollowingthreearethemostfrequentlyusedones a Theinvertedpyramidmethodb Thechronologicalmethodc Thehighlightmethod Headlines FormatsStylisticFeatures Formats 1 Thebanner streamer2 Theflushlefthead3 Thedroppedline indentedhead4 Thecenteredhead5 Thecross line keylinehead6 Thestephead7 Thepyramidhead8 Theinvertedpyramidhead9 Thejumphead Thebanner streamer p133 Newgradscelebrateathome 21stCentury Sept 14 2005 1 5millionmenmarchonWashington WashingtonAfro American Oct 21 1995 Theflushlefthead 靠左齐头形 HowtheTaxmanTailaHurricaneAndfoundClassicFerrarisinThebarn TheTimes Feb 26 2005 Thedroppedline indentedhead 缩进式 WeshallfightthemOnthebeaches TheNewYorkTimes Sept 16 2005 BasraRevivalButIt sHarderThanExpected NewYorkTimes January19 2005 Thecenteredhead 中心式标题 TwinbabiesDieOfpneumonia TheTimes Jan 21 1991 WordstoGuideALifeOveraCentury NewYorkTimes Nov 6 2005 Thecross line keylinehead 单行题 Feel goodfilmlacksfocus 21stCentury Oct 26 2005 SuperheroesinBookstores TheNewYorkTimes Jan 19 2005 Thestephead 平行阶梯式标题 ExilereturnTotheruinedIslandwhereTheyallnowNeedagasMasktolive TheTimes Feb 26 2005 PublicsectorWorkersfaceCrackdownonInternetporn TheTimes June9 2005 Thepyramidhead 金字塔标题 CouldPetrodollarHistoryrepeat TheInternationalHeraldTribuneSept 20 2005 SmallerAndmoreIsthetrend InternationalHeraldTribuneOct 17 2005 Theinvertedpyramidhead 倒金字塔标题 LondonbusesGodeeperRed sourcelost Marriagealamondeadayofwineandroses TheNewYorkTimes Sept 20 2005 Thejumphead 跨页标题 Standoutfromthecrowd Continuedonpage2 Makesurethepriceisright TheTimes June11 2005 Howoldcanyouaffordtobe Continuedonpage2 Canyouaffordaripeoldage TheTimes Feb 26 2005 Astylisticanalysisontheheadlinesfromtheleveloflinguisticfeatures TheLead Who What When Where andWhySuccinct informativeandintriguing Thecontrastlead MayorsUrgeBushNottoCutAidProgramByJamesDaoWASHINGTON Jan 18 Withmanycitiesstillfacingtightbudgesanddecliningrevenues mayorsfromacrossthenationonTuesdayurgedtheBushadministrationnottocutcommunity developmentblockgrants oneofthefederalgovernment slastdirectaidprogramsforcities NewYorkTimes Jan 19 2005 LawmakerLinksOverhaulsOnSocialSecurityandTaxesByEDMUNDL ANDREWSWASHINGTON Jan 18 InasignofthebattlesthatlieaheadonSocialSecurity thetopRepublicantax writerintheHousesaidTuesdaythatPresidentBush splanpartlyprivatizingtheold ageprogramoughttobethe startingpoint inabroaderdebate NewYorkTimes Jan19 2005 Thequestionlead UneasymattersoflifeanddeathCANPEOPLEwhoarenearingtheendoftheirlivescontrolthetimingoftheirdeath IntheChinesecommunitydeathratesincreaseaftertheNewYearcelebrations IntheJewishcommunity ratesriseafterYomKippur Itisanextraordinaryphenomenon butpeopleapproachingdeathseemtohavetheabilitytoholdonforaspecificeventandthenletgo Thereisanaturalnessaboutit asenseoffittingconclusion TheTimes Feb 26 2005 BushcaughtinacleftstickoverUzbekistanWhatistheUSgoingtodoaboutUzbekistan IthasbeenthreeweekssincetheKarimovregimekilledseveralhundredpeopleinAndijan includingcivilians Somereportsputthedeathtollatmorethan500 TheTimes June9 2005 Thequotationlead ArtsonFoot allowslocalartiststoshowcasework Wow Iloveit thisissogreat northeastD C residentMaussaKonesaid regardingtheThirdAnnual ArtsonFoot festivalthattookplaceOct14 TheHilltop October20 1995 MagicSpongeOpeningdoorsMaybekeyTonewwaveOfKoreanPROWENSLOT Footballisnotonlyaboutthewinning Footballcanimprovediplomaticrelationsandpromotepeace PakDooIk herooftheNorthKoreateamof1966whoknockedItalyoutoftheWorldCup TheTimes Feb 26 2005 Theblindlead UKrejoiceatnewlabourturnoutLONDON QueenElizabethIIandPrincePhilipsentflowers HillaryClintonphonedcongratulations Andaproudfatherpronouncedhisnewbornson attractive TheBlairBabyProjectclosedjoyfullyonSaturdayasBritishPrimeMinisterTonyBlairandhiswifeCherie celebratedtheirfourthchild Leo ason weighedinat6pounds 12ounces 21stCenturyMay25 2000 JailforsmugglingcheeseinluggageByValerieElliottCountrysideEditorAFRENCHMANhasbeenjailedfor28daysforsmugglingcheeseintoBritain HusseinAfre 45 isthefirstpersoninthecountrytobeimprisonedforimportingillegalfoodstuffsafteracrackdownthatfollowedthefoot and mouthepidemicfouryearsago TheTimes June 9 2005 Thedescriptivelead InvadersattackatyourperilSTROLLINGthedesertedbeachatShingleStreetonecoldwinter safternoon Icouldhardlyimaginehearinganotherhumanvoicechallengingtheoysterchatchersandgulls letalonetheroarofcannonandscreamofmendyingamongthestones Yetattheturnofthe19thcenturythislonelySuffolkshorewasoneofthosethattheBritishGovernmentfearedhadbeenpinpointedbyNapoleonBonaparteforhisunstoppablearmiestorushashore thelunchofaninvasionthatwoulssweeptheLittleEmperortriumphantlytoLondonandtotalvictoryinEurope TheTimes Feb 26 2005 Thedescriptivelead Lebanon sShiitesGrappleWithNewFeelingofPowerDespiteGains SenseofVulnerabilityPersistsByAnthonyShadidWashingtonPostForeignServiceSunday December10 2006 PageA01BEIRUT Dec 9 AsmorningcloudshoveredoverheadSaturday FadilAyyashwipedeyesthatwereblearyfromjusttwohoursofsleepovertwodaysinthecity within a citythatHezbollah sprotestsindowntownBeiruthavebecome Themoodinhistent setalongsideasiteforluxuryapartments wasplayful Thefirstorderofbusinesswasstokingawaterpipe UndertwoyellowHezbollahflags withahintofmischief heandhisfriendsunveiledtheirmakeshiftfireplace charredcinderblocksstackedonasidewalkstillwarmfromacampfirethenightbefore Buttheyspokebluntly offrustrationandprotest ofpoliticsandpower thevocabularyofamomenttheyoungShiiteMuslimmenfeeltheyaredefining Themainfactlead GangthatageddisgracefullyisjailedFromRogerBoyesInBerlinAGANGofarthriticpensionerswhorobbed14Germanbankstoboosttheirretirementfundwasyesterdayhandeddownheftyjailsentencesbyajudgewhosaidthatoldagewasnoexcuseforbadbehaviour TheTimes June11 2005 IslandatriskfromfurthertsunamisByMarkHendersonTHEIndonesianislandofSumatraremainsatgraveriskoflargeearthquicksandtsunamis accordingtoresearchindicatingthatrecentdisastersintheregionhavemadefurtherdevastatingseismicactivitymorelikely TheTimes June9 2005 Theanecdotallead Helplinecallertakesfour letterrevengeByJoannaBaleCUSTOMERSwhorangthehelpinglineofoneofBritain sbiggestcabletelevisioncompanieswerestunnedwhentheyweremetwitharecordedmessagefeaturingatiradeoffour letterwords Hello youarethroughtoNTLcustomerservices itsaid Wedon tgiveaf aboutyou basically andwearenotgoingtohandleanyofyourcomplaints Justf offandleaveusalone Getalife WhattheywerelisteningtowasthevoiceofAshleyGibbins aniratecustomerwhohaddiscoveredthatitwaspossibletochangethecompany spoliterecordedmessageaskingcustomerstoholdtheline TheTimes June 9 2005 Theanecdotallead NEWYORK AP O J Simpson swould bepublisher JudithRegan wasfiredFriday hersensational scandaloustenureatRupertMurdoch sNewsCorp endingwiththetersestofannouncements JudithRegan semploymentwithHarperCollinshasbeenterminatedeffectiveimmediately HarperCollinsCEOJaneFriedmansaidinastatement TheReganpublishingprogramandstaffwillcontinueaspartoftheHarperCollinsGeneralBooksGroup Thepersonallead InParis IquicklyrealizedthatTravelingwithMargoisneverdullCathUrquhartIAMNOTsureifParisianshavebecomemorepoliteoflate orifitwassimplywhatIshalltermtheMargoEffect ButwhereverIwentinParislastweekend doorswereopened courtesiesexchanged smileswerenotforcedandsalesassistantsseemedgenuinelypleasedtoseeme TheTimes Feb 26 2005 TurnthetablestoyourcreditJoeMorgansharesthesecretsofmakingfreemoneybyplayingcardcompaniesattheirowngameIfYOUhaveagoodcreditrating plustimetospareandmorethanalittleself discipline acreditcardcanmakeyoumoneyratherthanlandyouindebt TheTimes Nov 12 2005 Thebody Theinvertedpyramidmethod RoadsideBombKills3GIsinIraqByAssociatedPressPublishedDecember17 2006 12 40AMCSTBAGHDAD Iraq AroadsidebombkilledthreeAmericansoldiersandinjuredafourthservicemannorthofBaghdad theU S militarysaidSunday ThesoldierswereconductingapatroltocleararoutesothatanotherunitcouldmovethroughtheareaonSaturday themilitarysaidinastatement Abombexplodednearoneoftheirvehicles thestatementsaid Thedeceasedsoldiers nameswerewithheldpendingnotificationoffamily Thetollraisedto57thenumberofAmericanskilledinIraqinDecember Atleast2 945membersoftheU S militaryhavediedsincetheU S ledinvasioninMarch2003 accordingtoanAssociatedPresscount Thechronologicalmethod TaxidriverdeliverssuspecttopoliceAtaxidriverinWuhanofHubeiProvincehelpedpoliceseizeasuspectatlargebydrivinghimtoasecurityinspectionstationonThursday OnThursdaymorning twoyoungmengotintoZhangQuansheng scaratHankouRailwayStation andsaidtheywantedtogotothecityofChibi Whenpassingahighwaytollstation Zhangsaidhehadnosmallchange askingthetwomentopayfirst Oneman wearingagreyT shirt saidhedidn thavecashonhimandtookoutagoldenringandhiscellphoneas mortgage ThisarousedZhang ssuspicion andhedrovethetwotoasecurityinspectionstation Afterinvestigation policefoundthatthemaningreyT shirtisnamedJingHong awantedrobberfromChongqing Theothermansaidhedidn tknowJing sbackgroundandwastravellingwithhimtofindsomefriends Thetwoarestillunderinvestigation YangtzeDaily Thehighlightmethod 1 5milliontakepledgeOveronemillionmenstandingpeacefullyonthemallonthewestsideoftheU S CapitolinWashingtonD C onOct 16 andmillionsmorewatchingtelevisionaroundthecountryandtheworld raisedtheirhandsandtookapledgetoimprovetheirlivesandthelivesoftheirwives childrenandfamilies Thepledgewasoneofthehighlights