The Media in the United States

1、The Media in the United StatesWhat is media?Media are the storage and transmisson channels or tools uesd to store and deliver information or data. It is often refers to a single medium used to communicate any data for any purpose. The Media in the United StatesMedia of the United States consist of s

2、everal different types of media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites.The Three Big Broadcasting CompanyNBC全球广播公司ABC美国广播公司CBS哥伦比亚广播公司NBC概述NBC（National Broadcasting Company）全国广播公司的简称，全美三大商业广播公司之一，创办于1926年，是美国历史最久，实力最强的商业广播电视公司。ABC概述概述ABC（American Broadcasting

3、 Company）创立于1943年，总部在纽约市曼哈顿。CBS概述概述CBS（Columbia Broadcasting System）哥伦比亚广播公司，成立于1927年，总部设在纽约。The Three Big Newspaper Company 纽约时报（The New York Times）有时简称为“时报”（The Times）。是一份在美国纽约出版的日报，在全世界发行，有相当的影响力 华盛顿邮报是美国华盛顿哥伦比亚特区最大、最老的报纸。1970年代初通过揭露水门事件和迫使理查德尼克松总统退职，华盛顿邮报获得了国际威望。许多人认为它是继纽约时报后美国最有声望的报纸。由于它位于美国首都，

4、它尤其擅长于报道美国国内政治动态。 洛杉矶时报（Los Angeles Times）是美国西部最大的对开日报，其影响与地位仅次于纽约时报和华盛顿邮报，被称为美国的第三大报。它于1881年12月4日在洛杉矶创刊。The Three Newspaper MagazineTIMES 时代由印刷商约翰沃尔特（John Walter）于1785年1月1日在伦敦创刊，是一张历史悠久、经历曲折的报纸。原名每日天下纪闻（The Daily Universal Register），1788年1月1日起改用现名。Newsweek新闻周刊是美国主要时事周刊之一。内容广泛。长于报道和评论国际时事和美国国内政治动态。仅

5、次于时代的周刊。新闻周刊通常被视作观点比时代更自由而比美国新闻和世界报道更保守。U.S.News and world report美国新闻与世界报道是美国综合性报道和评论的英文周刊。它是仅次于时代周刊和新闻周刊的第三大新闻杂志，统称美国三大杂志。1948年由美国新闻（The United States News）、世界报道（The World Report）和美国周刊（The US Weekly）三种杂志合并而成，在华盛顿出版。some words and phrases in the textcable n. 缆绳；电缆；海底电报vt. 打电报vi. 打海底电报satellite n. 卫星

6、；人造卫星；随从；卫星国家wires n. 电 电线；线变形器（wire的复数）；小五金；网格public airwaves 公共广播电视unpopulated adj. 无人居住的alliances n. 联盟，同盟；盟国（alliance的复数形式）；联姻plot against 暗算；阴谋策划Listen to the tape and finish section A【答案】section A. 1) d 2) a 3) b 4) b 【原文】 Americans get some of their news and entertainment from public televisi

7、on and radio. 1）These public media receive money to operate from private citizens, organizations and government. Many of their programs are educational. But most of the American media are run by businesses for profit. These privately owned media have changed greatly in recent years. 2）Newspapers, ma

8、gazines and traditional broadcast television organizations have lost some of their popularity. At the same time, online, cable and satellite media have increased in numbers and strength. So have media that serve ethnic groups and those communicating in foreign languages. One dramatic change in Ameri

9、can media is the increased success of 3)cable television. It comes into most homes over wires. It does not use the public airwaves, as broadcast television does. Like broadcast television, most cable television programs include sales messages. This is true although people must pay to see cable telev

10、ision in their homes. 4)Thirty years ago, few people had cable. Today, about sixty-eight percent of American homes have cable television. Television by satellite also is gaining popularity. 4)Over the years, traditional broadcast organizations have tried to appeal to as many watchers as possible. Ma

11、ny cable companies, however, present programs for one special group of viewers. For example, there are stations for people who like books, cooking, travel, golf or comedy. 4)Some cable channels also launched programs with sexual material or language that could not be used on broadcast television. Am

12、erican law considers that the broadcast airwaves belong to the public. 4)So broadcast networks traditionally guarded against offensive content. But the networks have reacted to the popularity of cable by also showing more suggestive material. In the past few years, reality television programs have C

13、BS( Columbia Broadcasting System)CBS is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that is the flagship property of CBS Corporation. The company is headquartered at the CBS Building in New York City, with major production facilities and operations in New York City and Los Angeles.

14、 Type of “Reality television programsAmericas Next Top Model 全美超模The Amazing Race 极速前进The Voice 美国好声音Suvivor 幸存者 SurvivorSurvivor is a reality game show produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The

15、 show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe members until only one final contestant remains and wins the title of Sole Survivor.Listen to the tape again and finish section B【答案】 section A. 1) T 2)F【原文】In the past few years, reality television prog

16、rams have become extremely popular. They show situations as they happen, without a written story. They cost less to produce than other kinds of programs. In the United States, CBS Television started reality programs in two-thousand with Survivor. Sixteen people who did not know each other lived together on an unpopulated island for thirty-nine days. They had few supplies. The