继国内第一本新闻与传播学专业英语教材(本科生、研究生合用)在2003年由中国人民大学出版社推出并获得肯定、被评为北京市2004年精品教材之后，本书作为第一本专门针对本科生的专业英语教材在中南大学出版社的策划下顺利面世了，相信它同样会得到广大同学和授课教师的关注。作为一本专业英语的教材，练习题的编写着重于对各单元文本的理解、专业词汇的掌握和运用英语对各单元主题的进一步讨论。

Unit 1 What Is News?

 Passage 1 What Is News:Some Answers Past and Present

 Passage 2 Why We Need News

Unit 2 What Is Commmunication?

 Passage 1 What Is Communication

 Passage 2 Three Communication Markets

Unit 3 Newspaper

 Passage 1 Newspaper:A Brief History

 Passage 2 J oseph Pulitzer

Unit 4 Book

 Passage 1 Variety in Book Publishing

 Passage 2 The Lessons of Harry Potter

Unit 5 Magazine

 Passage 1 Evolution of Periodicals

 Passage 2 Modern Magazine Publishing:The Specialized Audiencd

Unit 6 Film

 Passage 1 The Production of Films

 Passage 2 Charlie Chaplin

Unit 7 Radio

 Passage 1 Radio Station Formats

 Passage 2 New Competition in Radio

Unit 8 TV

 Passage 1 The History of TV

 Passage 2 The Creation of Sesame Street

Unit 9 Internet

 Passage 1 Making Internet History

 Passage 2 Weblog

Unit 10 Journalism

 Passage 1 Nine Elements of Journalism

 Passage 2 What Is Journalism for?

Unit 11 Press Freedom

 Passage 1 History of Press Freedom

 Passage 2 The Zenaer Case

Unit 12 Photo，Comic ＆ Cartoon

 Passage 1 Comic Strip

 Passage 2 Robert Capa

Unit 13 Propaganda

 Passage 1 Propaganda

 Passage 2 Carriers of Propaganda Information

Unit 14 Advertising ＆ Public Relation

 Passage 1 A Bird's-Eye View on Advertising

 Passage 2 The Growth of Public Relations

Unit 15 Media Laws

 Passage 1 The Reporter's Rights

 Passage 2 Cameras in the Courtroom

Unit 16 Ethics

 Passage 1 SPJ Code of Ethics

 Passage 2 Janet Cooke and Jimmy's World

Unit 17 Communication Education ＆ Media Literacy

 Passage 1 An Overview of Graduate Curricuhr at the Annenberg School for Communication at the Univenity of Penmylvania

 Passage 2 Defining Media Literacy

Unit 18 Communication Studies

 Passage 1 Theories of Commtmication

 Passage 2 The Agenda-Setting Function of the Media

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