本书内容广泛,主要涉及时速政治、经济文化、科学教育、卫生环保等方面。另外对世界热点新闻也有所关注,如西方校园枪杀案件、伊拉克战争、朝核问题、中东和平进程。本书所选文章皆出自国际知名媒体的**记者之手,个别文章还曾获美国普利策新闻奖。文章不仅选自报纸新闻,还精选了广播、电视中的**新闻节目,对读者学习和领会国际新闻写作技巧大有帮助。(国际新闻专业教材)

Last week, 12 Republican congressmen, including DuncanHunter, the Californian who is chairman of the House Armed ServicesCommittee, signed a letter to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld,raising pointed questions about his policy of allowing journalists totravel with American troops. The congressmen said journalists -- specifically Peter Jennings,the ABC News anchor -- were asking soldiers 'inappropriate' ques-tions, like what anxiety they had about fighting. The congressmenasked Mr. Rumsfeld to explain why he was not imposing 'censor-ship.'

Unit One News on Events( 1 )Text ALeaders Ponder Failed Missile TestText BGerman Students Stunned by School Shooting SpreeText ALeft and Right Look for Signs of Bias in ReportingText BIsrael Accedes to U.S. Plan for Ararat but Resists U.N. InquiryText AUN Human Rights Report Calls for Monitoring of Coalition ForcesText BInitiative on Violence against Women Gains Wide SupportText AHurricaneText BRussian and American Space Station Mission Set to Make HistoryWhat is News?Unit Two News on Events( 2 )Text AAids Shocker: More Letting Down Their GuardText B12 SARS Patients Report RelapsesText AFive Dead and 73 Missing after Indonesian Ferry SinksText BTwo U.S. Soldiers Killed in AttacksText CNearly 60 Die in India Plane CrashText AEarthquake in Iran-1Text BEarthquake in Iran-2Text ASingapore Airline CrashWinning Design for WTC ReplacementText BFlood in BritainThe Structure of the News StoryUnit Three The Business ReportText AGas Prices Drop, First in MonthsText BU. S to Reveal Plan to Aid Steel IndustryText AJapan Output Up Slightly in MayText BProfits, Stock Price Climb for Northern TrustText AText BGOING PUBLIC?……Unit Four Feature and Personal ProfilesUnit Five Round-up Follow-up and News AnalysisUnit Six Depth Reporting and ColumnsUnit Seven Editorial Opinion and Documentary