15thweekreview–报刊知识汇总.ppt

报刊知识汇总--Review Layout of a Newspaper Broadsheets大报（also called “quality newspaper”）/ Tabloids （小报） Newsline Inside the times News summary What’s news? News brief Structure of a news story Headline Lead Body Headline Headlines are the hooks that catch the fish. They need to be concise and forceful and to make an instant impact. Examine the following headlines, and summarize the language features of news headlines. Shares Plunge As Recession Bites Italian Ex-Mayor Murdered Rail Chaos Getting Worse 30,000 Jobs To Be Axed World Bank, IMFDo they Help Or Hurt Third World Lexical features of headline 1. Lots of condensed words are used Thailand, Malaysia Ink Sea Treaty Jail Ordeal Ends Ministry Seeks Nod for Oil Saving Plan 2. New words frequently appear Court Backs Transsexuals’ Rights eco-friendly car, selling point, suicide bomber, big city ills, reality show, zippergate 3. lots of abbreviation is used Long-Term Plan to TCM IBM Sets Wireless Web Pacts for E-business Quake Kills 11 in Western China GMT, APEC, NATO, UNESCO; Homo, flu, scope, pc. Grammatical features of headlines 1. Present tense is used Wall Street Protests go global Buoyed by Wall St. Protests, Rallies sweep the Globe 2. Non-finite verb is used Workers Checked After Radiation Leak 3. Omission Streets Calm as Death Toll Reaches 40 Gov’t to Put Brakes on Official Car Use Int’l Flower Show Kicks off in Shanghai Words commonly used in headlines 10m$ government aid Council budget axed Tenants back Council plan Drug ban New peace bid in Rhodeisa 3 die in hotel blast Exports boost Aid—assistance Axe—to dispense with Back—to support Ban—prohibition Bid—attempt Blast—explosion Boost—increased impetus, lift Bug kills babies New Curbs on immigration Bank rates cut Trade deal Peace drive Police net escapees Government no to wage rise Safety commission raps Auto Companies Toll rises to 100 Bug—disease, infection, virus Curb—restraint, restriction Cut—to reduce, lower Deal—agreement Drive—campaign Ne