Методические указания для студентов специальности "Журналистика" (английский язык). Палагина С.С - 12 стр.

     - current, recent, latest, new, previous, last, fresh, important
     - events, news, information, publication, occurrences, opinion



     4.3 Look through the text and be ready to talk on the following points

     Is there a “free press” in your country?
     Which newspaper is your favourite? Why?
     In your native language does the word for “newspaper” include the meaning of
     the word “news”?
     Have you ever won a prize? If so, what was it for?
     Have you ever taken a photograph that you think should win a prize? If so, what
     is it of?
     Who is a famous photographer in your country?

     4.3.1 Text. American Press

      The English word “newspaper” does not really describe everything that you can
read in this kind of publication. In addition to stories about recent events (news),
newspapers also include opinions, advertising, and other non-news items.
      Newspapers in the US are protected by the “Freedom of the Press” clause of the
First Amendment to the US Constitution, the basic law of the USA. This amendment
guarantees that the government will not interfere with the right of newspapers to print
truthful statements. “The New York Times”, “The Washington Post” and “The Los
Angeles Times” are three of the most important daily papers for foreign and
domestic news.
      There’s something for everyone to read with 1,700 daily and 6,300 weekly
newspapers. Eight out of ten Americans read a tabloid or standard newspaper every
day. Often newspapers are delivered early in the morning so people can read them
before leaving home for the day to go to work.
      Standard newspapers have long articles about local, national, and international
news, while tabloid newspapers include short news articles and a lot of photos, stories
about famous people, comic strips, advice columns, and horoscopes.
      Most newspapers are regional rather than national, although some are distributed
all over America. The New York Times, for example, is available in New York and
in most big cities. The paper with the largest circulation is The Wall Street Journal,
which specializes in business news; 1.9 million copies a day are sold.
      The first American newspaper was called “Publick Occurrences Both Foreign
and Domestick”. This paper was first published in Boston in 1690. In 1704, the
“Boston Newsletter” was started. This was the first regularly published newspaper in
the American Colonies.
      Pulitzer Prizes are awarded each spring in America by Columbia University.
These prizes are given for excellence in journalism, literature, history and music of
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