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关于news的英语作文英文回答：News is an essential part of our lives. It keeps us informed about what is happening around the world and helps us make informed decisions about our lives. But in recent years, the way we consume news has changed dramatically.In the past, people relied on traditional media outlets such as newspapers, television, and radio for their news. Today, however, we have access to a wider range of news sources than ever before, thanks to the internet and social media. This has led to a number of changes in the way we consume news.One of the most significant changes is that we are now more likely to get our news from a variety of sources. In the past, people would typically stick to one or twotrusted news sources. Today, however, we are more likely to get our news from a variety of sources, includingtraditional media outlets, online news sites, and social media. This allows us to get a more well-rounded view ofthe news and to avoid being exposed to only one perspective.Another change is that we are now more likely to consume news in shorter bursts. In the past, people would typically read a newspaper or watch a news broadcast for an hour or more. Today, however, we are more likely to consume news in shorter bursts, such as by reading a news article online or watching a news clip on social media. This allows us to stay up-to-date on the news without having to commita lot of time to it.Finally, we are now more likely to share news with others. In the past, people would typically share news with others by talking about it in person or by writing a letter or email. Today, however, we are more likely to share news with others by posting it on social media or by sending a link to a news article. This allows us to spread the newsto a wider audience and to get more people talking about it. The changes in the way we consume news have had anumber of positive and negative consequences. On the one hand, we now have access to a wider range of news sources than ever before, and we are more likely to get our news from a variety of sources. This allows us to get a more well-rounded view of the news and to avoid being exposed to only one perspective. On the other hand, we are now more likely to consume news in shorter bursts, and we are more likely to share news with others. This can lead to a less informed public and to the spread of misinformation.Overall, the changes in the way we consume news have had a mixed impact. There are both positive and negative consequences to the way we now get our news. It is important to be aware of these consequences and to make informed decisions about how we consume news.中文回答：新闻是我们生活中必不可少的一部分。
英语作文新闻的好处英文回答：News is an essential part of our lives. It keeps us informed about what's happening in the world around us, helps us make decisions, and broadens our perspectives.There are many benefits to reading the news. First, it can help you to stay informed about current events. This is important for a number of reasons. For example, if there is a natural disaster or a political crisis, you need to know about it so that you can make informed decisions about how to stay safe or how to get involved.Second, reading the news can help you to make better decisions. When you are aware of the facts and thedifferent perspectives on an issue, you can make more informed decisions about how to vote, how to spend your money, or how to live your life.Third, reading the news can help to broaden your perspectives. When you read about different cultures, different countries, and different ways of life, you can gain a better understanding of the world around you. This can help you to become more tolerant and understanding of others.Of course, there are also some challenges to reading the news. One challenge is that it can sometimes be difficult to find reliable sources of information. Another challenge is that the news can sometimes be overwhelming. If you are not careful, you can easily get bogged down in all of the negative stories.However, the benefits of reading the news far outweigh the challenges. If you want to stay informed about current events, make better decisions, and broaden your perspectives, then you should make an effort to read the news on a regular basis.中文回答：新闻是我们生活中不可或缺的一部分。
Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum 1.with beautiful tea sets用美丽的茶具沏一杯完备的茶2. a nice place to enjoy tea 一个品茶的好地方3.thousands of 数以千计的4.International Museum of Toilets国际厕所博物馆5.the Terracotta Army 兵马俑6.Southeast Asia东南亚7.Night Safari 夜间动物园8.three quarters 四分之三9.an English-speaking country一个讲英语的国家10.have problem doing sth. 做某事很困难11.during the daytime在白天12. a couple of times 好几次13.right now 如今；目前14.an amusement park with a special theme一个有特殊的主题的游乐园15.walk around the park 在公园里到处走16.hear of 听说17.take a ride兜风18.another province另一个省19.the Bird’s Nest鸟巢20.encourage sb. to do sth.激励某人做某事21.on the one hand... on the other hand.一方面，另一方面1. Have you ever been to...Have you ever been to a science museum你曾经去过科学博物馆吗？2. Let’s. 。
Let’s go somewhere different today.我们今日去个不同的地方吧。
3. It’s~\~adj. +that...It9 s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way!科技以如此迅猛的方式开展真是令人难以置信啊！4. Whether... , you，11...Whether you like Indian food，Western food or Japanese food, you’ll find it all in Sin gapore!不管你喜爱印度食品、西方食品还是日本食品，在新加坡你都能找到！5. One great thing. . is that. .One great thing about Singapore is that the temperature is almost the same all year round.新加坡一个很大的特征是它的气温几乎一年到头都是一样的。
新视界大学英语综合教程第三单元课文翻译及练习答案Active Reading艰难的新闻界记者的责任是什么？是向读者告知信息？还是让主编满意？是不惜任何代价站在法律的一边？还是只管写一则好的新闻故事？或者说他们是不是有责任遵循人的行为规范，不管要付出多大的代价，冒着多大的危险？这里有几例记者们遭遇过的左右为难的情形。
一位摄影师拍摄了一组军官处决反叛士兵的照片。
他本来是可能阻止那位军官射杀战俘的，但他选择了履行他对于主编和读者的责任，即报道所发生的一切。
他应该把自己牵扯进去吗？还是完成他的本职工作就行了？有位记者正在调查一家大型城市银行的重大诈骗案。
一位银行雇员向她透露了罪犯的犯罪手法和身份。
讲述过程中，这位雇员承认他在这起案件中有轻微牵连。
警方展开了调查，他们请这位记者提供线人的姓名。
她拒绝了，声称她的职业准则使她有责任保护信息提供者。
她是应该为坚守原则而受到赞扬呢，还是应该为妨碍警方破案而被指控呢？有份报纸刊登了一组某知名电影演员的照片，在媒体的频频曝光推动了她的演艺事业。
这一次，她在国外的私宅中度假时被拍了照。
她打算以侵犯生活隐私的罪名把这家报社告上法庭。
这家报社仅仅是做了读者们期盼它做的事，还是说这位演员有权将她的私生活与公众生活区别开？你怎么看呢？关于记者道德责任的讨论从未停止过，有笼统的，也有针对具体案例的。
起初，答案似乎很简单：记者的工作就是准确、如实地记录下所发生的事。
然而，从事记者工作有时候是要以牺牲其人性为代价的。
当杰克·鲁比枪杀因刺杀约翰·F 肯尼迪总统而被捕的李·哈维·奥斯瓦尔德时，有位摄影师就在现场。
可他能丢下照相机去阻止鲁比开枪吗？如果他真这么做了，我们会不会知道更多有关刺杀总统的主谋的信息呢？摄影师们为拍到照片疾速行驶，尾随戴安娜和她的情人，引发了那场车祸，以道德而论，他们做对了吗？或者，为了尊重读者对一场将会影响英国王室现状的恋情的知情权，这样的新闻就是公平而合理的吗？所以，在人们相互残杀时，记者们应该退一步来观望，还是应该出于人性挺身而出？很显然，记者的行为规范因国别而异。
Week01 Introduction◆. American Key NewspapersThe New York Times《纽约时报》1851 The Washington Post《华盛顿邮报》1877 Los Angles Times《洛杉矶时报》1881 USA Today《今日美国报》1983 The Wall Street Journal《华尔街日报》1889 The Christian Science Monitor《基督教科学箴言报》1908 International Herald Tribune《国际先驱论坛报》1963 ◆. American Key PeriodicalsTime《时代》周刊1923 Newsweek 《新闻周刊》1933 U.S. News & World Report《美国新闻与世界报道》周刊1948 Reader‟s Digest《读者文摘》月刊1922 Fortune 《财富》月/ 1978:双周刊1930 /magazines/fortune/Business Week《商业周刊》1929 Far Eastern Economic Review 《远东经济评论》1946 /◆. British Key NewspapersQuality papersThe Times 《泰晤士报》1785 Financial Times 《金融时报》1888 /home/rwThe Guardian 《卫报》1821 /The Daily Telegraph 《每日电讯报》1855 Popular papersDaily Express 《每日快报》Daily Mail 《每日邮报》Daily Star 《每日明星报》Daily Mirror 《每日镜报》The Sun 《太阳报》Mid-market papers◆. British Key PeriodicalsThe Economist《经济学家》1843 The Spectator《旁观者》1828 New Statesman《新政治家》◆.News AgencyAP (Associated Press) 美联社1848 UPI (United Press International) 合众国际社1907 Reuters路透社PA ( Press Association) 报纸联合社法新社：AFP (Agence France Press)塔斯社：TASS - ITAR-TASS News Agency (The Information Telegraph Agency of Russia)◆.Contents and format5 SECTIONS:A: International, Editorial, Opposite Editorial ( Op-Ed)B: MetroC: Business TodayD: Sports MondayE: ArtsObituaries/ Milestones/ TransitionWeather Classified Ads Auto ExchangeUpdated news: ◆.Political tendencyWeek 02 News and JournaleseNews Journalese HeadlineFeatures of headline Headline & background information Newsworthy information:Prominence Government Weirdness Shocking truth Currency Impact Timeliness Proximity Conflict◆. Prominence:information has prominence if it involves a well-known person or organization.◆.Government◆.Weirdness: information has weirdness if it involves somethingunusual or strange.◆.Currency:information has currency if it is related to some general topic a lot of people are already talking about.◆Impact: information has impact if it affects a lot of people.◆Timeliness: information has timeliness if it happened recently."Recently" is defined by the publication cycle of the news medium in which the information will appear.For "Newsweek," events that happened during the previous week are timely.For a daily newspaper, however, events that happened during the 24 hours since the last edition ofthe paper are timely.For CNN Headline News, events that happened during the past half hour are timely.◆Proximity:information has proximity if it involves something happened somewhere nearby.◆Conflict:information has conflict if it involves some kind of disagreement between two or more people.News that readers might be interested in:1.Politics and government2. Disaster3.Crime and courts4. Business5. Strike, demonstration and disputes6. War and terrorism7. Environment8. Famous people 9. Sports 10. entertainment◆What is news? Definition of newsWell, news is anything that's interesting, that relates to what's happening in the world, what's happening in areas of the culture that would be of interest to your audience.Kurt Loder, American journalist, b. 1945What you see is news, what you know is background, what you feel is opinion.Lester Markel, American journalist, 1894-1977Traits of American News:WeirdnessNegative newsOther definitions of newsTo a journalist, good news is often not news at all.Phil Donahue, American entertainer, b. 1935No news is good news.Ludovic Halevy, French author, 1834-1908For most folks, no news is good news; for the press, good news is not news.Gloria Borger, American journalist, b. 1952The real news is bad news.Marshall Mcluhan, Canadian communications theorist, 1911-1980Negative News is the real news◆What is Journalese? Journalesethe style in which newspapers are written (低劣的)新闻笔调, (文笔草率的)新闻文体The style of writing often held to be characteristic of newspapers and magazines, distinguished by clichés, sensationalism, and triteness of thought. Other definition of journaleseEnglish of a style featured by use of colloquialisms, superficiality of thoughtand reasoning, clever or sensational presentation of material, and evidences of haste in composition, considered characteristic of newspaper writing. Features of News HeadlinesOmission TenseAbbreviations & Acronyms WordingVoice Punctuations Journalistic CoinagesOmissionTensesThe frequent tenses used in the headline are the simple present, the simple future and the present progressive, whether it is of the past event, in order to add to its freshness and immediacy.Acronyms & AbbreviationsInitials or AcronymsShortened Words or AbbreviationsWordingShort, simple and concrete words are often applied in the headlines to create vividness and accuracy.VoicesPassive voice in the headline is often represented without the auxiliary verb ‘be’or ‘by’phrase. Only the bare past participle will do. Punctuations , ——：Comma is often functioned as the conjunction ‘and’.dash is often functioned as quotes, introducing the speaker or the source.Colon is often functioned as …saying‟ or the conjunction of link verb …be‟. Journalistic CoinagesJournalistic coinages are often made up of a phrase by saving some syllables in order to make a compound.Lead1.Functions and characteristics of the lead2. Types and features of the leadLeadThe "lead" in journalism is the first sentence or paragraph. It's used to hook the reader and draw them in to read the entire article or listen to the full story.Lead distinguishes news from other forms of literature. Usually lead refers to the first paragraph or first few paragraphs including the latest, foremost intriguing facts. It is either to summarize, or to outline, or to brief the news in order to lead the readers to the depth of the story. Western journalists regard the lead as the cream of the news as well as a show window of their writing style.Functions and characteristics of the leadSuccinctBeing brief, simple, plain, and concise, a lead is usually of about 25 words or at most 35 words by one sentence.InformativeA lead should tells of the essence of the news within the fewest words. IntriguingTry to attract the readers’interest through its wording.When Where Who What Why HowTypes and features of the leadChronological Order Form/ wiener Form : sports, crimes, obituaries Suspended Interest Form: FeaturesInterpretative Reporting Form: reasoning, answer seekingTypes and features of the leadSummary lead or roundup leadMain fact leadDescriptive leadDirect address lead or personal leadQuotation leadSuspense leadDelayed lead or multi-paragraph leadContrast leadQuestion leadAnecdotal leadCombined lead or multiple element leadLabel lead or empty leadThe Inverted Pyramid FormIn the order of descending importance★★★★★★★Intro containing most important or most interesting information★★★★★★More facts★★★★★Supporting information or background★★★Quotes or more facts of lesser importance★★More detail★Least significant informationDateline （电头）A phrase at the beginning of a newspaper or magazine article that gives the date and place of its origin.News AgencyAP (Associated Press) 美联社1848 UPI (United Press International) 合众国际社1907 Reuters路透社PA ( Press Association) 报纸联合社法新社：AFP (Agence France Press)塔斯社：TASS - ITAR-TASS News Agency(The Information Telegraph Agency of Russia)Newspapers not only carry stories sent by their correspondents or reporters, but also news dispatches provided by different news agencies, especially forthose local or district newspapers. Therefore, news dispatches are the major news source for most of the newspapers.News sourceOfficial官员；spokesman发言人；government official政府官员；Foreign Ministry spokesman外交部发言人；authorities权威人士；high-placed sources 高层消息灵通人士；sources人士；diplomatic ～；military～；police～；official～；reliable～；authoritative~; unimpeacheable ~; well-informed ~; well-placed ~; wired ~; sources close to …接近……(方面)的人士；quarters/circles方面／阶层；financial quarters金融界方面；the quarters concerned有关方面；educational circles; judicial circles; theatrical circles; observers; analysts; experts; witnesses; government statement政府声明；unconfirmed report未经证实的消息；document released by由……发布的文件。
新闻英语中文翻译版篇一：新闻英语翻译新闻定义1） News is a fresh report of events，facts，or opinions that people did not know before they read your story.（新闻就是针对人们读你的报道以前还不知道的事件、事实或观点的一种全新报道。
）2） News is anything timely that interests a number of persons， and the best news is that which has the greatest interest of the greatest number．（凡是及时的、能引起一部分人兴趣的东西，便是新闻。
而最好的新闻则是那种能够激起最大多数人最大兴趣的东西。
）3） News is any event， idea or opinion that is timely，that interests or affects a large number of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them.（新闻是指人们能及时获悉的事件、观点或见解，它能吸引或影响社会上的许多人，并能为他们所理解。
）4） News is the reporting of anything timely which has importance，use，or interest to a consi-derable number of persons in a publication audience.（新闻是对任何事物的及时报道，对于读者群体中的许多人来说，这类报道具有重要性、实用性或趣味性。
）5） If a dog bites a man， it is not news； if a man bites a dog， it’s （big） news.（狗咬人并非新闻，人咬狗才是（大）新闻。
关于英语新闻稿（通用）英语新闻稿篇1This evening there are 18 programs from the undergraduate, self-taught, postgraduate, training class, trainees, and school associations. More than 1400 people, including leaders, leaders, brothers, secretary, staff, undergraduates, self-taught students, postgraduates and trainees, watched the performance.英语新闻稿篇2After the end of the campaign, some of the audience was reluctant to leave. The crowd pointed out: "I hope we candevelop more happy sports activities in the future and let more people participate in it.英语新闻稿篇3A 9-year-old girl in New Mexico has raised more than $500for her little brother who needs heart surgery in Houston Texas this July. Addison Witulski's grandmother Kim Allred saidAddison probably overheard a conversation between family members talking about the funds needed to get her little brother to treatment." I guess she overheard her grandfather and me talking about how we’re worried about how we’re going to get to Houston, for my grandson’s heart surgery,” sai d Allred. She decided to gooutside and have a lemonade stand and make some drawings and pictures and sell them.”That’s when Addison and her friends Erika and Emily Borden decided to sell lemonade for 50 cents a cup and sell picturesfor 25 cents each.Before Allred knew it, New Mexico State Police Officers were among the many, stopping by helping them reach a total of $568. The family turned to social media expressing their gratitude saying, “From the bottom of our hearts, we would like to deeply thank ea ch and every person that stopped by!”英语新闻稿篇4Sample Press Release:CrabTech Hermit Crab Shells and HermitHomes announce merger By James DowneyAugust 10, 2023CrabTech officials expect this merger to improve investor confidence and widen its customer base. In addition to shells, CrabTech stores will now stock aquariums, heating stones, and crab socialization areas.More information is expected to be released following a shareholders meeting on August 20, 2023.About CrabTech Hermit Crab ShellsAbout HermitHomesContactTo learn more about this merger, please contactBill Stickers, Media Relations1246 NE Sandy Blvd. Ste. 210AOffice: xxx503xxx 867-5309Fax: xxx503xxx 867-5408英语新闻稿篇5Video footage showed how the disguised police members, from an undercover police group, took weapons out of their Christmas sack before raiding the property where the alleged criminals were hiding. The police officers said they arrested 4 members of the 'Pinto' clan and seized 4,564 medicial paste wrappings hidden in three houses.英语新闻稿篇6英语新闻稿篇7We are drowning in news. Reuters alone puts out three-and-a-half million news stories a year. That's just one source.我们被淹没在了新闻的世界里。
Unit6.知识点，语法，作文背默语法精讲现在进行时( 一)1.定义:表示现在或者现阶段正在进行的动作或存在的状态。
2.句型结构。
( 1 )肯定句:主语+be( am/is/are )+现在分词+其他。
例如:They now.他们正在踢足球。
( 2 )否定句:主语+be( am/is/are )+not +现在分词+其他。
例如:He TV.他不在看电视。
( 3 )一般疑问句:Be( Am/Is/Are )+主语+现在分词+其他?肯定回答:Yes,主语+be( am/is/are )。
否定回答:No,主语+be( am/is/are )+not。
例如:— ?她们在购物吗?—Yes,they are./No,they are not/aren’t.是的,她们在购物。
/不,她们不在购物。
( 4 )特殊疑问句:疑问词+be( am/is/are )+主语+现在分词+其他?例如:— ,Jim?吉姆,你正在做什么?—I’m listening to music.我正在听音乐。
3.现在进行时的判断方法。
( 1 )句中有now或表示当前一段时间的时间状语时,如this week,these days等,常用现在进行时。
例如:this week?你这周学哪几门课?( 2 )以look,listen开头的句子,常用现在进行时。
例如:Listen! .听!鸟儿们在歌唱。
4.现在分词的构成规律。
( 1 )一般情况下在动词末尾加。
例如:read→reading,work→working( 2 )以不发音字母e结尾的动词, 。
例如:make→making,take→taking( 3 )以重读闭音节结尾,且末尾只有一个辅音字母的动词, 。
例如:put→putting,stop→stopping,begin→beginning语法精练Ⅰ.根据句意用所给词的适当形式填空Bob and Mike are in the same school,but they are in different classes.Bob 1.(have ) an English class now.Look!He 2.(talk) to his English teacher in English.Mike 3.(have) a Chinese class now.His teacher 4.(talk)about Beijing Opera(京剧) with them.The students5.(look) at their teachers.They6.(listen) carefully.But one of Bob’s classmates7.(read) a storybook,because he isn’t good at English and he 8.(like) English.Ⅰ.按要求完成句子,每空一词1.Jack cleans the blackboard every day.( 用now改写句子)Jack the blackboard now.2.I’m listening to the radio.( 改为一般疑问句)to the radio?3.Jill is using the computer now.( 对画线部分提问)Jill now?4.Is Steve studying for a test?( 作肯定回答),.5.Do you play soccer?( 改为现在进行时)you soccer?Ⅰ.根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词1.孩子们正在谈论什么?What the children about?2.听!我妹妹正在练习弹钢琴。
新闻定义1）News is a fresh report of events，facts，or opinions that people did not know before they read your story.（新闻就是针对人们读你的报道以前还不知道的事件、事实或观点的一种全新报道。
）2）News is anything timely that interests a number of persons，and the best news is that which has the greatest interest of the greatest number．（凡是及时的、能引起一部分人兴趣的东西，便是新闻。
而最好的新闻则是那种能够激起最大多数人最大兴趣的东西。
）3）News is any event，idea or opinion that is timely，that interests or affects a large number of people in a community and that is capable of being understood by them.（新闻是指人们能及时获悉的事件、观点或见解，它能吸引或影响社会上的许多人，并能为他们所理解。
）4）News is the reporting of anything timely which has importance，use，or interest to a consi-derable number of persons in a publication audience.（新闻是对任何事物的及时报道，对于读者群体中的许多人来说，这类报道具有重要性、实用性或趣味性。
）5）If a dog bites a man，it is not news；if a man bites a dog，it's （big）news.（狗咬人并非新闻，人咬狗才是（大）新闻。
新闻的基本要素英语作文1. What are the basic elements of news?The basic elements of news are who, what, when, where, why, and how. These elements provide the necessary information for a news story to be complete and informative.新闻的基本要素是谁，什么，何时，何地，为什么和如何。
这些要素为新闻故事提供了必要的信息，使其完整和有信息量。
2. Who is the audience for news?The audience for news is anyone who is interested in staying informed about current events. This includes people of all ages, backgrounds, and interests.新闻的受众是任何对时事保持关注的人。
这包括各个年龄层，背景和兴趣的人。
3. What is the role of a journalist in reporting the news?The role of a journalist is to gather information, investigate facts, and report on events in an unbiased and accurate way. Journalists are responsible for providing the public with truthful and informative news stories.记者的角色是收集信息，调查事实，以公正和准确的方式报告事件。
记者负责向公众提供真实和有信息量的新闻故事。
What is News? News depends on a variety of factors
Handbook of Independent Journalism (The following article is taken from the U.S. Department of State publication, Handbook of Independent Journalism.)
By Deborah Potter The answer to the question “What is news?” may seem obvious. News is what is new; it’s what’s happening. Look it up in the dictionary, and you’ll find news described as “a report of recent events or previously unknown information.” But most of the things that happen in the world every day don’t find their way into the newspaper or onto the air in a newscast.
So what makes a story newsworthy enough to be published or broadcast? The real answer is, it depends on a variety of factors. Generally speaking, news is information that is of broad interest to the intended audience, so what’s big news in Buenos Aires may not be news at all in Baku. Journalists decide what news to cover based on many of the following “news values”:
Timeliness Did something happen recently or did we just learn about it? If so, that could make it newsworthy. The meaning of “recently” varies depending on the medium, of course. For a weekly news magazine, anything that happened since the previous edition the week before may be considered timely. For a 24-hour cable news channel, the timeliest news may be “breaking news,” or something that is happening this very minute and can be covered by a reporter live at the scene.
Impact Are many people affected or just a few? Contamination in the water system that serves your town’s 20,000 people has impact because it affects your audience directly. A report that 10 children were killed from drinking polluted water at a summer camp in a distant city has impact too, because the audience is likely to have a strong emotional response to the story. The fact that a worker cut a utility line is not big news, unless it happens to cause a blackout across the city that lasts for several hours.
Proximity Did something happen close to home, or did it involve people from here? A plane crash in Chad will make headlines in N'Djamena, but it’s unlikely to be front-page news in Chile unless the plane was carrying Chilean passengers.
Controversy Are people in disagreement about this? It’s human nature to be interested in stories that involve conflict, tension, or public debate. People like to take sides, and see whose position will prevail. Conflict doesn’t always entail pitting one person’s views against another. Stories about doctors battling disease or citizens opposing an unjust law also involve conflict.
Prominence Is a well-known person involved? Ordinary activities or mishaps can become news if they involve a prominent person like a prime minister or a film star. That plane crash in Chad would make headlines around the world if one of the passengers were a famous rock musician.
Currency Are people here talking about this? A government meeting about bus safety might not draw much attention, unless it happens to be scheduled soon after a terrible bus accident. An incident at a football match may be in the news for several days because it’s the main topic of conversation in town. Oddity Is what happened unusual? As the saying goes, “If a dog bites a man, that is not news. But if a man bites a dog, it's news!” The extraordinary and the unexpected appeal to our natural human curiosity.
What makes news also depends on the makeup of the intended audience, not just where they live but who they are. Different groups of people have different lifestyles and concerns, which make them interested in different types of news. A radio news program targeted at younger listeners might include stories about music or sports stars that would not be featured in a business newspaper aimed at older, wealthier readers. A weekly magazine that covers medical news would report on the testing of an experimental drug because the doctors who read the publication presumably would be interested. But unless the drug is believed to cure a well-known disease, most general-interest local newspapers would ignore the story. The exception might be the newspaper in the community where the research is being conducted.
News organizations see their work as a public service, so news is made up of information that people need to know in order to go about their daily lives and to be productive citizens in a democracy. But most news organizations also are businesses that have to make a profit to survive, so the news also includes items that will draw an audience: stories people may want to know about just because they’re interesting. Those two characteristics need not be in conflict. Some of the best stories on any given day, in fact, are both important and interesting. But it’s fairly common for news organizations to divide stories into two basic categories: hard news and soft news, also called features.
