Методические указания для студентов специальности "Журналистика" (английский язык). Палагина С.С - 4 стр.

     1.2 Text. Journalism

      Journalism is one of the most important professions. It informs citizens about
events in their community, the nation, and the world. The reports of journalists also
help people form opinion about current affairs. Journalists inform the public through
several means of communications, especially newspapers, magazines, radio, and
television. These means of communication are often referred to as the press or the
news media.
      Every day, journalists throughout the world gather, write, and edit material for
thousands of news stories. Local reporters, for example, cover school board meetings,
fires, sports events, and other local stories. Other journalists, including foreign
correspondents, cover national and international news.
      In democratic countries, people depend on the news media for the fair and
truthful reporting of current events these nations grant the press freedom to report
news and opinions without government interference. Freedom of the press
encourages the exchange of ideas among citizens, which is essential for a democracy
to work. In government-controlled societies, however, the news media serve as an
instrument of the state. The press in these countries slants the news to support the
policies of the government.

     1.2.1 Find English equivalents to:

          -   формировать мнение;
          -   собирать материал;
          -   правдивое освещение новостей;
          -   предоставлять прессе свободу;
          -   искажать события;
          -   освещать зарубежные новости;
          -   служить инструментом;
          -   поддерживать политику правительства.

     1.2.2 Form groups of synonyms:

          -   press;                              - affairs;
          -   to cover;                           - means of communication;
          -   state;                              - to describe;
          -   events;                             - country;
          -   news media,                         - news;
          -   to report;                          - nation.

     1.2.3 Insert the matching words from the exercise 1.2.2

     In some government-controlled societies press is the … of the state.
     Newspapers are the … of informing public.
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