If I was a newspaper editor who supports the opposition to Conservative M.P. Humphrey Humphrey, I choose the article and the vocabulary as following:
Vocabulary Choices:
HUMPHREY DISCOUNTS ALLEGATIONS or "DRUG TALK ALL LIES," SNARLS HUMPHREY
OTTAWA (UBI) Conservative M.P./warhorse and liquor baron/distillery executive Humphrey Humphrey denounced/denied today that reports/allegations implicating/involving him in undercover/subversive drug/dope retailing/peddling were true/had any basis in fact. Addressing a dinner/blowout for colleagues/hangers-on at a swank/exclusive Ottawa restaurant, Humphrey angrily denied/calmly refuted swarms of rumours/numerous reports that he and a gang/group of cronies/acquaintances had sneaked/smuggled into the national's capital/Ottawa lethal doses/dangerous amounts of diluted/adulterated ambrosia under cover of dark/at night. "Such talk is all lies," snarled/said Humphrey, hunched over/seated with a tumbler of booze/an after-dinner cocktail. Rumour-mongers/sources around Parliament Hill suggest/hint tonight Humphrey's alleged crime/scrape is the subject of Cabinet investigation/talk. Meantime, Bay Street analysts/mandarins note/point to the fact that Humphrey stock has plummeted/fallen in the last two days/suddenly in the face of/as a result of a wave of panic/selling.
Source: Jim Henderson, Mediascan (Toronto:pub, 1976), pp.40-41
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/resources/educational/handouts/broadcast_news/humphrey_discounts.cfm
The reason for the choices of all of the above is that I want to depreciate Humphrey by using a great deal of disapproving words or phrases, and in a negativistic attitude.
However, now, if I was supportive of Mr. Humphrey, I change my position certainly. I will use the favorable vocabulary to conduce to Mr. Humphrey. And in my viewpoint of supporter write the report.
What does this exercise tell us about media values?
First, the information from newspaper and TV, except the fact of the news, another kind of information is called “opinion", such as the editorials and the public opinions, which about inviting the special to comment on or the readers express the personal ideas, this information must be dealt with separately from the fact of the news.
So-called fact is a true statement, and is correct through investigating and verifying. And the reporter’s responsibility is to report the fact. Opinion is a kind of judgment; express the view of a theme. Generally speaking, the reporter should report the fact which is unsuitable to join the personal opinion, but if the reporter fails to deal with the balance of both, may join the personal suggestion. So the best way of distinguishing the standard of both: one can be investigated, verified and obtain the evidence is the fact. Contrarily, one can’t do so is called the opinion.
The factors including culture, political, economy, considerations of the commercial interest, reporter’s own value or affections of the positions of the news’ source, all of which make the news reach difficultly to objective definitely.
In sum, people possess the quality of “Media Literacy”, which is the most important task to be dealt with in the present day.
2007年11月28日 星期三
2007年11月21日 星期三
English News 8
Last Updated: Sunday, 18 November 2007, 00:14 GMT
Natural protein 'heals the heart'
Heart attack can cause significant tissue damageScientists have found a naturally occurring protein can protect against heart cell damage after a heart attack.
Nerve growth factor (NGF) was thought to act only on nerve cells in the body, but mounting evidence suggests it acts on heart muscle cells too.
A Bristol Heart Institute team tested NGF in rats and this had promising results, Cell Death and Differentiation journal reports.
They are hopeful that the treatment would also benefit humans.
Heart disease is the most common cause of death in the UK. In 2004, there were about 231,000 new heart attacks. Heart attacks happen when one of the coronary arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle is blocked.
If the blood supply is cut off, a part of the heart muscle dies. And this can lead to complications such as heart failure.
Drugs are already available to help prevent and minimise the damage caused by a heart attack. These include aspirin, which works by thinning the blood to improve blood flow, and clot-busting drugs called hrombolytics to dissolve clots in the artery.
Proof of concept
Dr Costanza Emanueli and her colleagues found that injecting the gene for NGF into the hearts of rats having a heart attack stopped heart cells dying off.
Dr Emanueli said: "This is the first time that a pro-survival effect of NGF in the heart has been found.
"Some other growth factors are already used clinically to treat different diseases, and our study shows that NGF may be a novel way of protecting the heart from further damage following a heart attack."
Professor Jeremy Pearson of the British Heart Foundation, which provided funding for the work, said: "Dr Emanueli's research opens up the exciting and unexpected possibility of helping to repair damaged hearts by using a natural factor previously only thought to help nerves grow."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7097104.stm
My opinion:
Natural protein can protect against heart cell damage after a heart attack which is a marvelous discovery in medical science. I was very glad when I heard that good news. Nowadays, a large number death toll of heart disease caused from “coronary heart disease”, so if the effect of NGF is of great use to human, which must be of the magnificent benefit to the world.
Natural protein 'heals the heart'
Heart attack can cause significant tissue damageScientists have found a naturally occurring protein can protect against heart cell damage after a heart attack.
Nerve growth factor (NGF) was thought to act only on nerve cells in the body, but mounting evidence suggests it acts on heart muscle cells too.
A Bristol Heart Institute team tested NGF in rats and this had promising results, Cell Death and Differentiation journal reports.
They are hopeful that the treatment would also benefit humans.
Heart disease is the most common cause of death in the UK. In 2004, there were about 231,000 new heart attacks. Heart attacks happen when one of the coronary arteries carrying oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle is blocked.
If the blood supply is cut off, a part of the heart muscle dies. And this can lead to complications such as heart failure.
Drugs are already available to help prevent and minimise the damage caused by a heart attack. These include aspirin, which works by thinning the blood to improve blood flow, and clot-busting drugs called hrombolytics to dissolve clots in the artery.
Proof of concept
Dr Costanza Emanueli and her colleagues found that injecting the gene for NGF into the hearts of rats having a heart attack stopped heart cells dying off.
Dr Emanueli said: "This is the first time that a pro-survival effect of NGF in the heart has been found.
"Some other growth factors are already used clinically to treat different diseases, and our study shows that NGF may be a novel way of protecting the heart from further damage following a heart attack."
Professor Jeremy Pearson of the British Heart Foundation, which provided funding for the work, said: "Dr Emanueli's research opens up the exciting and unexpected possibility of helping to repair damaged hearts by using a natural factor previously only thought to help nerves grow."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7097104.stm
My opinion:
Natural protein can protect against heart cell damage after a heart attack which is a marvelous discovery in medical science. I was very glad when I heard that good news. Nowadays, a large number death toll of heart disease caused from “coronary heart disease”, so if the effect of NGF is of great use to human, which must be of the magnificent benefit to the world.
English News 7
Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 11:27 GMT
Tokyo 'top city for good eating'
Michelin's Jean-Luc Naret and friend hail Tokyo as top city for fine diningThe home of haute cuisine just got taken down a peg with an authoritative judgement that Paris is not the world's top city for good eating.
That distinction now goes to Tokyo, according to the bible for foodies everywhere, the Michelin guide. In its first ever edition devoted to an Asian city, it awarded restaurants in Tokyo a total of 191 stars. That was nearly twice as many as Paris can boast, and more than three times New York's total. Eight of Tokyo's restaurants won the maximum three stars - only two fewer than Paris itself. Another 25 got two stars and 117 one star.
To add to Paris's embarrassment, three of the top eight restaurants in Tokyo serve French food. Three more offer traditional Japanese fine dining, and the other two are sushi houses.
"Tokyo is becoming the global city with the finest cuisine, the city in the world with the most stars," said Michelin guide director Jean-Luc Naret.
Michelin's plans to assess Tokyo restaurants had caused controversy in Japan, where some commentators had doubted whether it would be up to the job.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7103255.stm
My opinion:
Today, more and more people are fastidious about their food, especially, natural food which contains valuable nutrients. I have never been to Japan, but I know that there are many kinds of delicious food, and most of Japanese pay a lot attention to the effect of food. So Tokyo is worthy of the name of top city for good eating. Japanese pork chop rice is one kind of their famous foods. In Taiwan, there are also many well-known Japanesque restaurants which are very popular for Taiwanese, even the foreigners. By the way, shochu, colorless but some scent, is another specialty. Have you ever tasted it? Maybe you can try to try!
Tokyo 'top city for good eating'
Michelin's Jean-Luc Naret and friend hail Tokyo as top city for fine diningThe home of haute cuisine just got taken down a peg with an authoritative judgement that Paris is not the world's top city for good eating.
That distinction now goes to Tokyo, according to the bible for foodies everywhere, the Michelin guide. In its first ever edition devoted to an Asian city, it awarded restaurants in Tokyo a total of 191 stars. That was nearly twice as many as Paris can boast, and more than three times New York's total. Eight of Tokyo's restaurants won the maximum three stars - only two fewer than Paris itself. Another 25 got two stars and 117 one star.
To add to Paris's embarrassment, three of the top eight restaurants in Tokyo serve French food. Three more offer traditional Japanese fine dining, and the other two are sushi houses.
"Tokyo is becoming the global city with the finest cuisine, the city in the world with the most stars," said Michelin guide director Jean-Luc Naret.
Michelin's plans to assess Tokyo restaurants had caused controversy in Japan, where some commentators had doubted whether it would be up to the job.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7103255.stm
My opinion:
Today, more and more people are fastidious about their food, especially, natural food which contains valuable nutrients. I have never been to Japan, but I know that there are many kinds of delicious food, and most of Japanese pay a lot attention to the effect of food. So Tokyo is worthy of the name of top city for good eating. Japanese pork chop rice is one kind of their famous foods. In Taiwan, there are also many well-known Japanesque restaurants which are very popular for Taiwanese, even the foreigners. By the way, shochu, colorless but some scent, is another specialty. Have you ever tasted it? Maybe you can try to try!
2007年11月4日 星期日
English News 6
November 2, 2007 -- Updated 2133 GMT (0533 HKT)
Hollywood horror show: Writers to strike
Story Highlights :
NEW: Writers Guild of America board votes to strike as of 12:01 a.m. PT Monday
Shows like Letterman, Leno, Kimmel, "Daily Show" could be hurt first by walkout
Impasse concerns royalties from DVD sales and new media
Film-TV industry responsible for estimated 1.3 million U.S. jobs
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Show-business writers will go on strike early Monday after their negotiating team recommended a walkout over royalties that could immediately pinch late-night TV shows.
The Writers Guild of America board voted unanimously to strike as of 12:01 a.m. Monday (3:01 a.m. ET), officials said.
The walkout will be the first in 20 years.
Steve Skrovan, a screenwriter for the Fox show "'Til Death," said a strike is all but inevitable.
"We've never been more united and we are willing to deal -- and our decision-makers are at the table," said Skrovan.
"Their decision-makers are not at the table and that tells you pretty much all you need to know about how the companies are pushing this."
The news of a possible strike is not unexpected, said Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers President Nick Counter.
"By the WGA leadership's actions at the bargaining table, we are not surprised by tonight's recommendation," Counter said in a statement on the AMPTP Web site. "We are ready to meet and are prepared to close this contract this weekend."
The labor impasse is over royalties from DVD sales -- last negotiated in 1988.
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Writers also want royalties from "new media" -- all the various places their works are now distributed, including Internet downloads.
"The future of TV is not going to look like what it's been for the last 30 years," said TV writer Dave Schiff, who has penned scripts for "King of the Hill" and "That '70s show."
"So, you know it's not just for us who are currently working, but writers down the line, that we make sure that we get a... piece of the pie."
Producers say the royalty issues are non-starters, but writers accuse producers of being nonresponsive.
"After 3½ months of bargaining, the AMPTP still has not responded to a single one of our important proposals," a statement from the WGA said.
"Every issue that matters to writers, including Internet reuse, original writing for new media, DVDs, and jurisdiction, has been ignored. This is completely unacceptable."
TV writer Bryce Zabel agrees.
"It sounds like the producing companies that have decided to force the writers into a situation of a strike," Zabel said late Thursday. "So really, our choice right now is to accept a completely unacceptable deal or to go on strike.
"Strike is the only option."
If Hollywood writers do go on strike, late-night television hosts like David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, as well as programs like "The Daily Show" would feel the pinch first.
Because of their topical nature, networks do not typically shoot these shows in advance.
Daytime soaps normally stockpile about 30 days in advance and most prime-time shows would likely make it through the end of the year without any major impact on programming.
But networks would have to resort to reruns, news programs and reality shows to fill the schedule in 2008 if a strike were to drag on.
The film and television industry is responsible for an estimated 1.3 million jobs in the United States.
The union's most recent strike, in 1988, lasted 5½ months. Industry estimates say a half-billion dollars was lost because of that walkout.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/02/hollywood.talks/index.html
My opinion:
Am I the only one who realizes that you can always include future discussions and negotiations in contracts? Why aren't the TV or entertainment producers saying "Hey, we're not really sure how this 'new media' thing is going to be profitable. For now, why don't we give you 25% and we can sit down and talk about it again when we know a little more in 2-5 years?" It doesn't seem practical to have a strike from either side. I don't see how this can't be resolved as long as both sides regard each other as partners and not more people to screw over. Writers need works; producers need shows. Compromise!
Hollywood horror show: Writers to strike
Story Highlights :
NEW: Writers Guild of America board votes to strike as of 12:01 a.m. PT Monday
Shows like Letterman, Leno, Kimmel, "Daily Show" could be hurt first by walkout
Impasse concerns royalties from DVD sales and new media
Film-TV industry responsible for estimated 1.3 million U.S. jobs
LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Show-business writers will go on strike early Monday after their negotiating team recommended a walkout over royalties that could immediately pinch late-night TV shows.
The Writers Guild of America board voted unanimously to strike as of 12:01 a.m. Monday (3:01 a.m. ET), officials said.
The walkout will be the first in 20 years.
Steve Skrovan, a screenwriter for the Fox show "'Til Death," said a strike is all but inevitable.
"We've never been more united and we are willing to deal -- and our decision-makers are at the table," said Skrovan.
"Their decision-makers are not at the table and that tells you pretty much all you need to know about how the companies are pushing this."
The news of a possible strike is not unexpected, said Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers President Nick Counter.
"By the WGA leadership's actions at the bargaining table, we are not surprised by tonight's recommendation," Counter said in a statement on the AMPTP Web site. "We are ready to meet and are prepared to close this contract this weekend."
The labor impasse is over royalties from DVD sales -- last negotiated in 1988.
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CNN/Money: Hollywood scripts own Halloween horror
Writers also want royalties from "new media" -- all the various places their works are now distributed, including Internet downloads.
"The future of TV is not going to look like what it's been for the last 30 years," said TV writer Dave Schiff, who has penned scripts for "King of the Hill" and "That '70s show."
"So, you know it's not just for us who are currently working, but writers down the line, that we make sure that we get a... piece of the pie."
Producers say the royalty issues are non-starters, but writers accuse producers of being nonresponsive.
"After 3½ months of bargaining, the AMPTP still has not responded to a single one of our important proposals," a statement from the WGA said.
"Every issue that matters to writers, including Internet reuse, original writing for new media, DVDs, and jurisdiction, has been ignored. This is completely unacceptable."
TV writer Bryce Zabel agrees.
"It sounds like the producing companies that have decided to force the writers into a situation of a strike," Zabel said late Thursday. "So really, our choice right now is to accept a completely unacceptable deal or to go on strike.
"Strike is the only option."
If Hollywood writers do go on strike, late-night television hosts like David Letterman, Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel, as well as programs like "The Daily Show" would feel the pinch first.
Because of their topical nature, networks do not typically shoot these shows in advance.
Daytime soaps normally stockpile about 30 days in advance and most prime-time shows would likely make it through the end of the year without any major impact on programming.
But networks would have to resort to reruns, news programs and reality shows to fill the schedule in 2008 if a strike were to drag on.
The film and television industry is responsible for an estimated 1.3 million jobs in the United States.
The union's most recent strike, in 1988, lasted 5½ months. Industry estimates say a half-billion dollars was lost because of that walkout.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/02/hollywood.talks/index.html
My opinion:
Am I the only one who realizes that you can always include future discussions and negotiations in contracts? Why aren't the TV or entertainment producers saying "Hey, we're not really sure how this 'new media' thing is going to be profitable. For now, why don't we give you 25% and we can sit down and talk about it again when we know a little more in 2-5 years?" It doesn't seem practical to have a strike from either side. I don't see how this can't be resolved as long as both sides regard each other as partners and not more people to screw over. Writers need works; producers need shows. Compromise!
2007年11月1日 星期四
English News 5 (What makes the news ?)
'Harry Potter' offshoot unveiled
Story Highlights
J.K. Rowling completes first book not to feature teen wizard Harry Potter
Book is an illustrated collection of magical fairy stories
Only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" printed
LONDON, England (AP) -- J.K. Rowling has completed her first book not to feature teen wizard Harry Potter -- an illustrated collection of magical fairy stories titled "The Tales of Beedle the Bard."
J.K. Rowling said her new book helped her say goodbye to Harry Potter.
Only seven copies of the book are being printed, Rowling said Thursday. One will be auctioned next month to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts.
Rowling drew the illustrations herself and provided the handwriting for the five stories that make up the collection of fairytales.
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is mentioned in the final Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," as a gift left by headmaster Albus Dumbledore to Harry's friend Hermione, and provides clues that help destroy evil Lord Voldemort.
"'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' is really a distillation of the themes found in the Harry Potter books, and writing it has been the most wonderful way to say goodbye to a world I have loved and lived in for 17 years," Rowling said in a statement.
The volume, bound in brown morocco leather and mounted with silver and semiprecious stones, will be auctioned at Sotheby's on December 13 with a starting price of $62,000. Proceeds will go to The Children's Voice, a charity that helps vulnerable children across Europe.
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"Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final installment in Harry's adventures, was published in July. The seven books have sold nearly 400 million copies and have been translated into 64 languages.
Rowling told the British Broadcasting Corp. that the book of fairytales had helped her say goodbye to Harry's world.
"It's not about Harry, Ron and Hermione, but it comes from that world," she told BBC radio in an interview broadcast Thursday. "So it's been therapeutic in a way."
Rowling said she was working on a new book, "a half-finished book for children that I think will probably be the next thing I publish."
On Wednesday, Rowling and the makers of the Harry Potter movies filed a lawsuit against RDR Books, a small U.S. publisher that plans to bring out a companion volume based on the Harry Potter Lexicon fan Web site.
Rowling has said she plans to produce her own encyclopedia of the wizarding world and says the book would infringe on her intellectual property rights.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/11/01/rowling.book.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
My opinion:
Impact:
The new book of the offshoot of Harry Potter unveiled must cause a great sensation worldwide, just like a series of Harry Potter.
Conflict:
RDR Books, a small U.S. publisher, would infringe on J.K. Rowling’s intellectual property rights by bring out a companion volume based on the Harry Potter Lexicon fan Web site. That gave me disgusting. The final purpose is to holding an activity for public welfare to help the need not to make a great deal of money. Besides, the company can’t proceed to do it without the permission of Rowling beforehand.
Prominence:
J.K. Rowling said her new book helped her say goodbye to Harry Potter and it didn’t feature teen wizard Harry Potter that make me curious about the entire story so much.
Proximity: Since the novels of Harry Potter were selling well all over the world, they have been well-known in recent years. People will pay much attention to the news about J.K. Rowling or her books all the time.
Novelty:
One of the copies of the book will be auctioned to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts. I think that J.K. Rowling is very generous in giving help to those vulnerable children in need. Her proceeding was very honorable indeed.
Story Highlights
J.K. Rowling completes first book not to feature teen wizard Harry Potter
Book is an illustrated collection of magical fairy stories
Only seven copies of "The Tales of Beedle the Bard" printed
LONDON, England (AP) -- J.K. Rowling has completed her first book not to feature teen wizard Harry Potter -- an illustrated collection of magical fairy stories titled "The Tales of Beedle the Bard."
J.K. Rowling said her new book helped her say goodbye to Harry Potter.
Only seven copies of the book are being printed, Rowling said Thursday. One will be auctioned next month to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts.
Rowling drew the illustrations herself and provided the handwriting for the five stories that make up the collection of fairytales.
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard" is mentioned in the final Potter book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," as a gift left by headmaster Albus Dumbledore to Harry's friend Hermione, and provides clues that help destroy evil Lord Voldemort.
"'The Tales of Beedle the Bard' is really a distillation of the themes found in the Harry Potter books, and writing it has been the most wonderful way to say goodbye to a world I have loved and lived in for 17 years," Rowling said in a statement.
The volume, bound in brown morocco leather and mounted with silver and semiprecious stones, will be auctioned at Sotheby's on December 13 with a starting price of $62,000. Proceeds will go to The Children's Voice, a charity that helps vulnerable children across Europe.
Don't Miss
"Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final installment in Harry's adventures, was published in July. The seven books have sold nearly 400 million copies and have been translated into 64 languages.
Rowling told the British Broadcasting Corp. that the book of fairytales had helped her say goodbye to Harry's world.
"It's not about Harry, Ron and Hermione, but it comes from that world," she told BBC radio in an interview broadcast Thursday. "So it's been therapeutic in a way."
Rowling said she was working on a new book, "a half-finished book for children that I think will probably be the next thing I publish."
On Wednesday, Rowling and the makers of the Harry Potter movies filed a lawsuit against RDR Books, a small U.S. publisher that plans to bring out a companion volume based on the Harry Potter Lexicon fan Web site.
Rowling has said she plans to produce her own encyclopedia of the wizarding world and says the book would infringe on her intellectual property rights.
http://edition.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/books/11/01/rowling.book.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
My opinion:
Impact:
The new book of the offshoot of Harry Potter unveiled must cause a great sensation worldwide, just like a series of Harry Potter.
Conflict:
RDR Books, a small U.S. publisher, would infringe on J.K. Rowling’s intellectual property rights by bring out a companion volume based on the Harry Potter Lexicon fan Web site. That gave me disgusting. The final purpose is to holding an activity for public welfare to help the need not to make a great deal of money. Besides, the company can’t proceed to do it without the permission of Rowling beforehand.
Prominence:
J.K. Rowling said her new book helped her say goodbye to Harry Potter and it didn’t feature teen wizard Harry Potter that make me curious about the entire story so much.
Proximity: Since the novels of Harry Potter were selling well all over the world, they have been well-known in recent years. People will pay much attention to the news about J.K. Rowling or her books all the time.
Novelty:
One of the copies of the book will be auctioned to raise money for a children's charity, while the others have been given away as gifts. I think that J.K. Rowling is very generous in giving help to those vulnerable children in need. Her proceeding was very honorable indeed.
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