蒙大英語國家-英國概況擴展課件02 British mass media

1、Lecture Eight British Mass MediaContentsWarm Up 1Language Study2Detailed Study 3Extension4Warm-Up Discuss the Following QuestionsWhat are the differences between quality papers and popular papers?What are the most important journals in the UK. medium 媒介 Language Study format 格式tabloid 小報 supplement

2、副刊 periodical 期刊Portable 便攜式 stereo 立體音響press 新聞界mainstream 主流Language Study documentary 紀錄片 panel 專題討論小組live 現(xiàn)場直播 pastime 消遣forum 論壇 cater 迎合 transmit 轉(zhuǎn)播Detailed StudyAdd Your subtitleAdd Your subtitleAdd Your subtitleNewspapers Periodicals Radio Detailed StudyAdd Your subtitleAdd Your subtitleAdd

3、Your subtitle. Television 130 nationwide published daily and Sunday newspapers.Major national newspapers are owned by a small number of independent publishing corporations. Murdochs News International is one of them.The British press is by far the largest advertising medium in Britain Newspapers The

4、 national newspapers can be divided into two groups: national dailies(11) and national(9) Sundays.National newspapers are also divided into 3 groups: quality, popular and mid-market.Quality papers are directed at readers who want full information on a wide range of public matters.Detailed Studyquali

5、ty dailies: Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The guardian, The Independent, The Times4 quality Sundays: Sunday Telegraph, The Independent on Sunday, The Observer, The Sunday TimesDetailed StudyPopular ones appeal to people wanting news of more entertaining character, presente more precisely.3 p

6、opular dailies: Daily Mirror, Daily Star, The Sun3 popular Sundays: News of the World, Sunday Mirror and The PeopleDetailed StudyMid-market newspapers cover the mid-market.3 mid-market dailies: Daily Mails, Daily Express and Today2 mid-market Sundays: The Mail on Sunday, Sunday ExpressDetailed Study

7、Quality papers are normally broadsheet and mid-market and popular papers tabloid.e. Regional newspapers publish regional and local news.Detailed StudyThe most important are The Economists, The New Statesman and Society ,Spectator Spectator and Readers Digest.The Economists is an independent conserva

8、tive publication covering a wide range of topics.New Statesman and Society reviews social issues and politics. Periodicals The Spectator covers similar topics as New Statesman and Society. Readers Digest is a monthly magazine, and has the hightest circulation.Detailed StudyThe British Broadcasting C

9、orporation The BBC World Service broadcasts international news world wide, using English and other 38 languages.5 networks-BBC Radio 1(FM) broadcasts rock and mainstream pop music 24 hours a day.-BBC Radio 2(FM) transmits the nations favourite playing middle of the road music, light chat shows, 24 h

10、ours a day. Radio -BBC Radio 3(FM ) broadcasts mainly classical music, but presents jazz, serious drama, poetry, short stories and talks.-BBC Radio 3(FM )(broadcasts with some differences on FM and LW) provides news and current affairs coverage, together with drama, comedies, documentaries and panel

11、 games; it also carries parliamentary coverage. -BBC Radio 5 Live(AM ) is a 24-hour news and sport network. Detailed StudyThe brief history of British radio-1922: BBC started daily broadcasting on 2LO on 14 Nov. The first voice was Arthur Burrows, reading the news.-1922: 15 Nov: 5IT and 2ZY became f

12、irst BBC stations outside London. -1967: On 30th September, BBC radio reorganisation launched Radios 1,2,3 and 4. Detailed Study- 1967: Third Programme“ andNational Programme replaced 2LO. The Regional Programme, an alternative service, started later this year. -1973: Birth of independent (commercia

13、l) radio, with LBC and Capital Radio in London. -1988: First commercial station split frequencies. -1990: IBA split into ITC 1991: Radio 1 goes 24 hours on 1 May. -1992: Launch of Classic FM, Britains first national commercial radio station. Detailed Study-1995: Talk Radio began broadcasting on 14 F

14、eb. -1993: Launch of Virgin 1215. -1996: New rules on cross-media ownership heralds further change in the radio industry.Detailed StudyTelevision viewing is Britains most popular pastime. The average Briton spends more than three and a half hours per day watching television, including videotapes. Mo

15、re than 97 percent of Britains households have a color television and 73 percent have a videocassette recorder (VCR). Practically every home has a radio, and about 70 percent of the population listens to radio on a daily basisTelevisionTelevision viewing is by far Britains most popular leisure pasti

16、me.4 national channels: BBC1, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4Detailed StudyThe main channels-BBC 1 - since 1936, general interest programmes.-BBC 2 - minority and specialist interests.-ITV (Channel 3 since 1955) is approximately 33% informative and 66% light entertainment.-Channel 4 - since 1982, 15% educat

17、ional programmes, encourages innovation and experiment.Detailed StudyThe division of programmes-Light entertainment (variety shows, soap operas, situation comedies, game shows)- News/current affairs-Documentaries-Childrens TV-Music-Sport-Films/TV movies-Drama/playsDetailed StudyBritish favourite TV

18、shows- “Are you being served?”-“Bless me father”-“Fawlty Towers”-“Mulberry”-“Yes, Prime Minister”-“Blackadder”-“Chef”-“Holmes”Detailed StudyExtension Cultural NotesAssignmentCultural NotesThe Times: it is the most famous of all British newspapers and read by the most important British all over the world.BBC: It is the abbreviation of British Broadcasting Corp