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全球廣播公司ABC美國(guó)廣播公司CBS哥倫比亞廣播公司NBC概述NBC（National Broadcasting Company）全國(guó)廣播公司的簡(jiǎn)稱，全美三大商業(yè)廣播公司之一，創(chuàng)辦于1926年，是美國(guó)歷史最久，實(shí)力最強(qiáng)的商業(yè)廣播電視公司。ABC概述概述ABC（American Broadcasting

3、 Company）創(chuàng)立于1943年，總部在紐約市曼哈頓。CBS概述概述CBS（Columbia Broadcasting System）哥倫比亞廣播公司，成立于1927年，總部設(shè)在紐約。The Three Big Newspaper Company 紐約時(shí)報(bào)（The New York Times）有時(shí)簡(jiǎn)稱為“時(shí)報(bào)”（The Times）。是一份在美國(guó)紐約出版的日?qǐng)?bào)，在全世界發(fā)行，有相當(dāng)?shù)挠绊懥?華盛頓郵報(bào)是美國(guó)華盛頓哥倫比亞特區(qū)最大、最老的報(bào)紙。1970年代初通過(guò)揭露水門事件和迫使理查德尼克松總統(tǒng)退職，華盛頓郵報(bào)獲得了國(guó)際威望。許多人認(rèn)為它是繼紐約時(shí)報(bào)后美國(guó)最有聲望的報(bào)紙。由于它位于美國(guó)首都，

4、它尤其擅長(zhǎng)于報(bào)道美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)政治動(dòng)態(tài)。 洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)（Los Angeles Times）是美國(guó)西部最大的對(duì)開(kāi)日?qǐng)?bào)，其影響與地位僅次于紐約時(shí)報(bào)和華盛頓郵報(bào)，被稱為美國(guó)的第三大報(bào)。它于1881年12月4日在洛杉磯創(chuàng)刊。The Three Newspaper MagazineTIMES 時(shí)代由印刷商約翰沃爾特（John Walter）于1785年1月1日在倫敦創(chuàng)刊，是一張歷史悠久、經(jīng)歷曲折的報(bào)紙。原名每日天下紀(jì)聞（The Daily Universal Register），1788年1月1日起改用現(xiàn)名。Newsweek新聞周刊是美國(guó)主要時(shí)事周刊之一。內(nèi)容廣泛。長(zhǎng)于報(bào)道和評(píng)論國(guó)際時(shí)事和美國(guó)國(guó)內(nèi)政治動(dòng)態(tài)。僅

5、次于時(shí)代的周刊。新聞周刊通常被視作觀點(diǎn)比時(shí)代更自由而比美國(guó)新聞和世界報(bào)道更保守。U.S.News and world report美國(guó)新聞與世界報(bào)道是美國(guó)綜合性報(bào)道和評(píng)論的英文周刊。它是僅次于時(shí)代周刊和新聞周刊的第三大新聞雜志，統(tǒng)稱美國(guó)三大雜志。1948年由美國(guó)新聞（The United States News）、世界報(bào)道（The World Report）和美國(guó)周刊（The US Weekly）三種雜志合并而成，在華盛頓出版。some words and phrases in the textcable n. 纜繩；電纜；海底電報(bào)vt. 打電報(bào)vi. 打海底電報(bào)satellite n. 衛(wèi)星

6、；人造衛(wèi)星；隨從；衛(wèi)星國(guó)家wires n. 電 電線；線變形器（wire的復(fù)數(shù)）；小五金；網(wǎng)格public airwaves 公共廣播電視unpopulated adj. 無(wú)人居住的alliances n. 聯(lián)盟，同盟；盟國(guó)（alliance的復(fù)數(shù)形式）；聯(lián)姻plot against 暗算；陰謀策劃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 極速前進(jìn)The Voice 美國(guó)好聲音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