Course descriptionBy providing original English articles published in various kinds of newspapers and magazines, the course is to help the learners be familiar with the cultural background in English-speaking countries This course also acquaints students with different styles and characteristics of the English articles. As a result, students are able to analyze the ideas, structures and language techniques of the articles dealing with finance, economics, and world politics.美国报刊杂志简介American Newspapers:The New York Times（纽约时报）The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States. The Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which publishes eighteen other newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe. The company's chairman is Sulzberger , whose family has controlled the paper since 1896.The paper's motto, as printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is "All the News That's Fit to Print." It is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, and Features. The Times stayed with the eight-column format for several years after most papers switched to six columns, and it was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography. The Times has won 101 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization. Its web site was the most popular American online newspaper Web site as of December 2008, receiving more than 18 million unique visitors in that month.The Times prices are: $2.00 daily city and nationwide, $5.00 Sunday in and around the city, $6.00 or $7.00 outside of the metropolitan area.The W ashington Post（华盛顿邮报）The W ashington Post is the newspaper with the largest circulation in Washington, D.C. and is the city's oldest paper, founded in 1877. Being located in the nation's capital, it has a particular emphasis on national politics and international affairsThe Post is generally regarded among the leading daily American newspapers, along with The New Y ork Times, which is known for its general reporting andinternational coverage, and The Wall Street Journal, which is known for its financial reporting. The Post has distinguished itself through its political reporting on the workings of the White House, Congress, and other aspects of the U.S. government.The Post prices are: $0.75 Daily, $1.50 Sunday.Los Angeles Times（洛杉矶时报）The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California since 1881. It is distributed throughout the Western United States. It is the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States and the fourth-most widely distributed newspaper in the United States. Its daily circulation reported in October 2008 was 739,000, down from a peak of 1.1 million.The Times prices are: $0.75 Daily, $1.50 Sunday.USA Today（今日美国报）USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. The paper has the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States (averaging over 2.25 million copies every weekday). USA Today is distributed in almost fifty-two states in America.The W all Street Journal（华尔街日报）The Wall Street Journal is an English-language international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, in New York City, with Asian and European editions. It was the largest-circulation newspaper in the United States until November 2003, when it was surpassed by USA Today. It would later regain its number one position in the United States in October of 2009.The Journal newspaper primarily covers U.S.and international business and financial news and issues—the paper's name comes from Wall Street, the street in New York City that is the heart of the financial district. It has been printed continuously since being founded on July 8, 1889.The Christian Science Monitor（基督教科学箴言报）The Christian Science Monitor (CSM) is an international newspaper published daily online, Monday through Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of March 31, 2008, the print circulation was 56,083.The CSM is a newspaper that covers international and United States current events. The paper includes a daily religious feature on the "The Home Forum" page, but is not a platform for evangelizing.International Herald Tribune（国际先驱论坛报） The International Herald Tribune is a widely read English-language international newspaper. It combines the resources of its own correspondents with those of The New Y ork Times and is printed at 35 sites throughout the world, for sale in more than 180 countries. The IHT is part of The New Y ork Times Company.1、最有影响的报纸有：1）The Los Angeles Times《洛杉矶时报》网址《洛杉矶时报》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。
