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chapter4techniquesinreadingandunderstandingEnglishnewspapersandmagazines

featuresofnewsheadlinenewsleadandsummarysentencestructureandstylisticfeaturesofnewsreportingchapter4techniquesinreadin1featuresofnewsheadlineNewsheadlinesarequitedistinctive.Theyareasshortaspossible;theysummarizethemaincontentsofanarticleandaredesignedtocatchthereaders’attention;theyusuallyomitpartsoftheverbtobeanddefiniteandindefinitearticles;theyoftenincludeadjectivesandusepastparticiplesetc.

featuresofnewsheadlineNews21useofmonosyllablenounsorverbsinsteadoflongerorcommonwords

1useofmonosyllablenounsor3

banprohibit;prohibitionbarprevent;preventioncutreduce;reductionaxecancel;cancellation;dismiss;dismissalpushencourage;supportboostpromote;promotionsparkcause;initiateurgestronglyrequestgrabseize;winbanprohibit;prohibition4

seeklookfor;trytoobtainirkanger;annoyquizquestion;interrogateblowsetback;unexpecteddifficultyfacehavetoundergoprobeinvestigateslamcriticizerapreprimandseeklookfor;trytoobtainir5

TVAirs“Facts”onArmsDeliveryManClaimsGhostSightingBombsClaim

40JewelHeistFoiledFuelStrikeHitsHospitalsThailand,MalaysiaInkSeaTreatyIsraelSoftensLinePitTalksEndSwedishPollShowsSwingtoRightPostOfficeProfitsTop￡40MTVAirs“Facts”onArmsDeliv6

JailChiefSacked14HeldforUSEmbassySackingSenateTrimsBudgetPeaceTalksThreatenedIrishTopRanks

VieforOfficeFactoryWalkoutThreatoverSackingPeaceDriveSucceedsAmericanEnvoyTakenHostageReaganWeighsTaxIncreaseChinaBacksPeaceMovePMLaudsCommunitySpiritJailChiefSacked72useofacronyms,abbreviationsandcontractionsA.“EECandJapan”—(acro)EuropeanEconomicCommunityB.“WB,IMF-DoTheyHelporHurtThirdWorld”(acro)WorldBank,InternationalMonetaryFundC.“TheGreatSuperpowerWar—KGB

vs.CIA”—(acro)KomitetGosudarstvennoiBezopasnosti,CentralIntelligenceAgency;(abbr)versusD.“Lib-Labpactrallies,survives”—(abbr)LiberalPartyandLaborPartyE.“EECWarnsNukeArmsSpread”–(abbr)nuclear2useofacronyms,abbreviatio8

SplinteredPLOStrugglestoStayAliveNATO:Who,What,Why?OPECtoRaiseProductionMIT’sLeaderShapeProgramNoHopefor118CrewofRussianSub

UniversityEntryHardforWould-beVetsPuttheSciBackinSci-fiSplinteredPLOStrugglestoS93useofpunctuationmarksAlmostallpunctuationmarkscanbeemployedinnewsheadlinessuchascomma,colon,questionmarks,dash,quotationmarksandinvertedcomma,onlywiththeexceptionoffullstop.Bradley:“Iquit”TornadohitsJamaica—6dieUncleSam,barthedoorAustralia,USseekmorewaystopromotetradeCold?Flu?H1N1?Howcanyoutellthedifference?3useofpunctuationmarksAlmo104useofnounmodifiersA.poisongasfearhauntscityB.ItalyoutragedaswarcrimestrialbackfiresC.3heldovercollegehorrorcrashD.US-SoviettiesE.UNArmsReductionConferenceF.ChannelTunnelHaltG.ZooEscapeDramalong-term，low-interestloan;one-mangovernment;one-country-two-systempolicy;see-while-you-talkphone;be-kind-to-animalcampaignetc4useofnounmodifiersA.pois115omissionofarticles,demonstrativeandpossessivepronouns,auxiliaryverbs,subordinatorsorcoordinatorsetcA.(A)FanKills(His)WifeB.USpunishesIraqfor(the)attackonKurdsC.(An)ItalianEx-Mayor(was)MurderedD.(The)AntitrustAction(hasbeen)UrgedForPressE.MarriedWomen(are)toGetCareAllowanceF.(IfYou)HaveDollars,(They)WillSellG.(AlgeriansWant)Ballots,NotBulletsH.(A)WomanKills(Her)HubandSelfI.(whenmanis)Older,(heis)wiser,andcalmer5omissionofarticles,demons126useofsimplepresenttenseA.Consumptionpricesfallasharp1.1℅B.Lebanonburies90victimsofIsraeliattackC.Tutsileadersmake“deal”onevictionD.3injuredinbombattack(pastparticipletodenotepastvoice)E.Thamesapproachingdangerlevel(presentparticipletodenotecontinuoustense)F.Natotopressonwithattack(infinitivetodenotefuturetense)6useofsimplepresenttenseA137parodiesofproverbs,mottos,masterpiecesandallusionsA.AFarewelltoArmsB.ATaleofTwoHeartsC.LibertyisthetruemotherofinventionD.NotAllVodkasareCreatedEqualE.TheWheelofMisfortuneF.AllWork,LowPayMakeNursesGoAwayGBritanniaRuestheWaves7parodiesofproverbs,mottos148useoffiguresofspeechA.CanhedoaDeng?(alliteration)B.HogHell(alliteration)C.Bye-bye,AmericanPie(rhyme)D.Thatcher’StyleWar(partialtone)E.TonyBliarandIraqWar(partialtone)F.AfricanStatesmanStillSowingSeedsforFuture(pun)G.LocalManFindsPicassoDrawinginShed(ambiguity)H.10-Year-OldSuspendedByHead(ambiguity)

8useoffiguresofspeechA.C15

I.PiratesInvadeOscarJ.JapanesedashtoUStosay“Ido”(metaphor)K.SoccerkicksoffwithViolence

(punandrhyme)L.AftertheBoomEverythingIsGloom(rhyme)M.NoFans?“Nofret！”(alliteration)N.Washingtonchargedwithl5percentsurtaxonimports(metonymy)O.ClintonarguesforKremlin'seconomicreform(metonymy)P.WhiteHousebacksthebill(metonymy)I.PiratesInvadeOscar16newsleadnewsleadreferstothefirstorfirstseveralparagraphsofanewsitemwhichsummarizethemaincontentofthenews,i.e.thefiveelementsofnews.leadsentence,leadparagraphandleadblock.summary,narrative,contrastandcomparison,staccato,directaddress,andquotationnewsleadsnewsleadnewsleadreferstot17summarysentencesummarysentencea.NopartofMexicansocietyhasfullycometotermswithwhathappenedinOctober1968.(abouttheeventthattheMexicanpolicesuppressedyouthstudents’movementin1968)b.Malaysiaresortstomassslaughterinastruggletocontainanoutbreakofadeadlyvirusthatisplaguingitspigs,worryingitspeopleandthreateningitstourismandexportindustries.summarysentencesummarysenten18structureofnewsreporting

“InvertedPyramid”whichmeansthatthenewsfactsanddetailsarearrangedindescendingorderofimportance.“PyramidStructure”whichmeansfactsarenarratedinchronologicalorder.structureofnewsreporting

“19

Thiseveningatabout9:30p.m.atFord'sTheatre,thePresident,whilesittinginhisprivateboxwithMrs.Lincoln,Mrs.HarrisandMajorRathburn,wasshotbyanassassin,whosuddenlyenteredtheboxandapproachedbehindthePresident.Theassassinthenleapeduponthestage,brandishingalargedaggerorknife,andmadehisescapeintherearofthetheatre.ThepistolballenteredthebackofthePresident'sheadandpenetratednearlythroughthehead.Thewoundismortal.ThePresidenthasbeeninsensibleeversinceitwasinflicted,andisnowdying.Thiseveningatabout9:30p.20

Aboutthesamehouranassassin,whetherthesameornot,enteredMr.Seward’sapartmentandunderpretenseofhavingaprescriptionwasshowntotheSecretary’ssickchamber.Theassassinimmediatelyrushedtothebedandinflictedtwoorthreestabsonthechestandtwoontheface.Itishopedthewoundsmaynotbemortal.Myapprehensionisthattheywillprovefatal.ThenursealarmedMr.FrederickSeward,whowasinanadjoiningroom,andhehastenedtothedoorofhisfather’sroom,whenhemettheassassin,whoinflicteduponhimoneormoredangerouswounds.TherecoveryofFrederickSewardisdoubtful.Aboutthesamehouranassass21

Itisnotprobable(opinion)thatthePresidentwilllivethroughthenight.GeneralGrantandhiswifewereadvertisedtobeatthetheatre...

NewYorkHerald,April15,1865Itisnotprobable(opinion)22Mankillsfamily

Thebodies,allshot,werefoundafterahystericalLennonmadeatelephonecalltoafamilyfriend,sayingallhisfamilymembersweredead.Lennon,whopleaded“notguilty”,sobbedloudlywhentheverdictwasreadincourtyesterdayandcollapsedashewasbeingledtohiscellANewZealandmanwasconvictedyesterdayofthemurderofhiselderlyparents,sisterandtwobrothersinacasewhichhasdominatednationalnewspapersandshockedreadersformonths.AHighCourtjuryfound37yearsoldMartinLennonguiltyofthefivemurdersattheLennon’sfamilyhomelastMay.Mankillsfamily

Thebodies,a23stylisticfeaturesofnewsreporting

thestructureisverylooseandparagraphsarenotcloselyconnectedwitheachother.passivevoicesandquotationsareoftenused“Itisreported/said/allegedthat…”,“accordingto…”,“toldby…”,“sourcessaidthat…”,“Asourcewhoaskednottobeidentifieddisclosed…”,“Foreignradiosannounced…”etc.stylisticfeaturesofnewsrep24ExampleoneChineseAmbassador

onSino-U.S.Tie

ThenewChineseambassadortotheUnitedstateshasurgedAmericanstoconsidertheBritishagreementtoreturnHongKongtoChinaasanexampleforTaiwan，warningthatU.S.-TaiwantiescouldleadtoseriousfrictionwithBeijing.Inaninterviewwithanewsagency,HanXu,thethirdChineseambassadortoU.S.sinceChina-U.S.tieswererestoredinl979,noted

otherproblemsinrelations,includingthedeadlockovernuclearcooperationcausedlargelybyBeijing'srefusaltoacceptU.S.controls.Healsomentionedpointsofdiscordontrade.ExampleoneChineseAmbassador25

ButheemphasizedtheTaiwanquestion,whichhecalledacrucialissue.Mr.HanwarnedthattheUnitedStatesmustcarryoutitspledgetostopsupplyingweaponstoTaiwan，andvoicedregretattheslownesswithwhichthesaleswerebeingreduced.Mr.Hannotedthatthisyear,theUnitedStateswasselling760milliondollarsworthofarmstoTaiwan,"acutof20milliondollarsperyear.""Bythisspeed,"hecontinued,"itwouldtake38yearsmore.Ihavenochancetoseethesolutioninmylife.Thespeedistooslow.Weexpecteditnottobesoslow."ButheemphasizedtheTaiwan26

Mr.Hanalsodenouncedtheuseofanominallyunofficialbody,thecoordinationcouncilforNorthAmerica,toretainU.S.-Taiwanties.TheU.S.grantingofdiplomaticprivilegestoTaiwanesemembersofthisbody,headded,constitutedaviolationofChinesesovereignty.Otherwords:acknowledge,admit,allege,analyze,announce,argue,assert,refute,remark,reaffirm,reiterate,pledge,observe,object,deny,disclose,contend…Mr.Hanalsodenouncedtheus27ExampleTwoWASHINGTON,JULY8（UPl）-CNNhopestofeatureAsiamoreprominentlyinitsnewsprogramsinordertoshareinJapan'sestimated＄50billioninadvertisingrevenuethisyear,accordingtoNEWSWEEKExampleTwoWASHINGTON,JULY8（28ExampleThreeBEIJING,AUG.19（ReuterviaXinhua）——Thepresident'svisithasturnedanewpageinrelationsbetweenthetwocountries，massmediaheresay.ExampleThreeBEIJING,AUG.19（29

inordertosavespaceandconveyasmuchinformationaspossiblesomesentencesarelengthenedbyadditionalpartssuchasattributiveclauses,participlephrases,prepositionalphrasesandnounmodifiersetc.inordertosavespaceandco30

buzzwordspoliticalnews:“president,congress,senator,representative,scandal,vote,bill,veto,secretary,constituency,precinct,resolution,…”.sportsnews:“rebound,shot,foul,open,assist,premier,…”.financialnews:“currency,share,stock,acquire,merge,policy…”.buzzwords31

“PoliticalZoo”elephant,donkey,hawk,dove,papertiger,darkhorse,fatcat,lameduck,Lion(Britain),Bear(Russia)….“PoliticalZoo”32

tocoinnewwordsstagflation(stagnationandinflation),smog(smokeandfog),Motel(motorandhotel),brunch(breakfastandlunch),Watergate,Iran-gate,file-gate,whitewater-gate,Korea-gate,debate-gate,Iraq-gate,prison-abuse-gate,Monicagate,

tocoinnewwords33sit-in,sleep-in(inmotellobbies),play-in(inparks),read-in(inpubliclibraries),watch-in(inmovietheaters),bet-in(inbingohalls),sweat-in(inTurkishbaths),swim-in(onrestrictedbeaches),budgetspeak,Bush-speak,Rumsfeld-speak,….

sit-in,sleep-in(inmotellob34

“Reportsthatsaythatsomethinghasn'thappenedarealwaysinterestingtome,becauseasweknow,thereareknownknowns;therearethingsweknowweknow.Wealsoknowthereareknownunknowns;thatistosayweknowtherearesomethingswedonotknow.Buttherearealsounknownunknowns—theoneswedon'tknowwedon'tknow.”“Reportsthatsaythatsometh35

Toborrowwordsfromotherlanguageswushu,coolie,kungfufromChinese;culturefromGermanKultur;pizzafromItalian;tsunami,judo,karate,sumofromJapanese;percapitafromLatin;regimefromFrench;apartheidfromDutchToborrowwordsfromotherla36

understatementsandeuphemismstheculturallydisadvantaged(blackpupils),selectedout(fired),lay-off(dismissal),economicallydisadvantaged/needy/unprivileged(poorpeople),callgirl(comfortwoman/prostitute),strategicwithdrawal(terriblemilitarydefeat),protectivereaction(attack),understatementsandeuphemism37

whitehouseconferenceontheaging(elderly/sunset/seniorcitizen),compactcar(smallcar),subcompactcar(averysmallcar),sanitationengineer/environmentengineer(trashcollector),landscapearchitect(gardener),domesticengineer(servant),friendlyfiretodisarmIraq/topreempt(attackIraq)

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nicknamesorpetnamesBeantown(Boston;CityonaHill;AthensofAmerica;PuritanCity;CradleofLiberty;WalkingCity;Titletown);BigApple/FunCity(NewYorkCity);CityofAngels(LosAngeles);CityofBrotherlyLove(Philadelphia);CitybytheGoldenGate(SanFrancisco);DiceCity(LasVegas);Porkopolis

(Cincinnati)nicknamesorpetnames39

FoggyBottom(AmericanStateDepartment);GoldenState(California);HomelandofLincoln(IllinoisState);MotherofPresidents(VirginiaState);MotorCity／Motown(Detroit);SteelCity(Pittsburg);WindyCity(ChicagoCity);ScotlandYard(LondonPoliceOffice);DowningStreetNo.10…FoggyBottom(AmericanState40Activityonefeaturesofnewsheadlines1.arenolongerthanfourwords2.usuallyomitpartsoftheverbtobe(is,are,was,were)3.summarizethe

maincontentsofanarticle4.usuallyomitprepositions5.neverincludeadjectives6.areasshortaspossible7.usuallyomitdefiniteandindefinitearticles8.neverincludethethirdpersonsingular‘s’ofthepresentsimple9.

oftenusepastparticiples10.

aredesignedtocatchthereaders’attentionActivityonefeaturesofnews41chapter4techniquesinreadingandunderstandingEnglishnewspapersandmagazines

featuresofnewsheadlinenewsleadandsummarysentencestructureandstylisticfeaturesofnewsreportingchapter4techniquesinreadin42featuresofnewsheadlineNewsheadlinesarequitedistinctive.Theyareasshortaspossible;theysummarizethemaincontentsofanarticleandaredesignedtocatchthereaders’attention;theyusuallyomitpartsoftheverbtobeanddefiniteandindefinitearticles;theyoftenincludeadjectivesandusepastparticiplesetc.

featuresofnewsheadlineNews431useofmonosyllablenounsorverbsinsteadoflongerorcommonwords

1useofmonosyllablenounsor44

banprohibit;prohibitionbarprevent;preventioncutreduce;reductionaxecancel;cancellation;dismiss;dismissalpushencourage;supportboostpromote;promotionsparkcause;initiateurgestronglyrequestgrabseize;winbanprohibit;prohibition45

seeklookfor;trytoobtainirkanger;annoyquizquestion;interrogateblowsetback;unexpecteddifficultyfacehavetoundergoprobeinvestigateslamcriticizerapreprimandseeklookfor;trytoobtainir46

TVAirs“Facts”onArmsDeliveryManClaimsGhostSightingBombsClaim

40JewelHeistFoiledFuelStrikeHitsHospitalsThailand,MalaysiaInkSeaTreatyIsraelSoftensLinePitTalksEndSwedishPollShowsSwingtoRightPostOfficeProfitsTop￡40MTVAirs“Facts”onArmsDeliv47

JailChiefSacked14HeldforUSEmbassySackingSenateTrimsBudgetPeaceTalksThreatenedIrishTopRanks

VieforOfficeFactoryWalkoutThreatoverSackingPeaceDriveSucceedsAmericanEnvoyTakenHostageReaganWeighsTaxIncreaseChinaBacksPeaceMovePMLaudsCommunitySpiritJailChiefSacked482useofacronyms,abbreviationsandcontractionsA.“EECandJapan”—(acro)EuropeanEconomicCommunityB.“WB,IMF-DoTheyHelporHurtThirdWorld”(acro)WorldBank,InternationalMonetaryFundC.“TheGreatSuperpowerWar—KGB

vs.CIA”—(acro)KomitetGosudarstvennoiBezopasnosti,CentralIntelligenceAgency;(abbr)versusD.“Lib-Labpactrallies,survives”—(abbr)LiberalPartyandLaborPartyE.“EECWarnsNukeArmsSpread”–(abbr)nuclear2useofacronyms,abbreviatio49

SplinteredPLOStrugglestoStayAliveNATO:Who,What,Why?OPECtoRaiseProductionMIT’sLeaderShapeProgramNoHopefor118CrewofRussianSub

UniversityEntryHardforWould-beVetsPuttheSciBackinSci-fiSplinteredPLOStrugglestoS503useofpunctuationmarksAlmostallpunctuationmarkscanbeemployedinnewsheadlinessuchascomma,colon,questionmarks,dash,quotationmarksandinvertedcomma,onlywiththeexceptionoffullstop.Bradley:“Iquit”TornadohitsJamaica—6dieUncleSam,barthedoorAustralia,USseekmorewaystopromotetradeCold?Flu?H1N1?Howcanyoutellthedifference?3useofpunctuationmarksAlmo514useofnounmodifiersA.poisongasfearhauntscityB.ItalyoutragedaswarcrimestrialbackfiresC.3heldovercollegehorrorcrashD.US-SoviettiesE.UNArmsReductionConferenceF.ChannelTunnelHaltG.ZooEscapeDramalong-term，low-interestloan;one-mangovernment;one-country-two-systempolicy;see-while-you-talkphone;be-kind-to-animalcampaignetc4useofnounmodifiersA.pois525omissionofarticles,demonstrativeandpossessivepronouns,auxiliaryverbs,subordinatorsorcoordinatorsetcA.(A)FanKills(His)WifeB.USpunishesIraqfor(the)attackonKurdsC.(An)ItalianEx-Mayor(was)MurderedD.(The)AntitrustAction(hasbeen)UrgedForPressE.MarriedWomen(are)toGetCareAllowanceF.(IfYou)HaveDollars,(They)WillSellG.(AlgeriansWant)Ballots,NotBulletsH.(A)WomanKills(Her)HubandSelfI.(whenmanis)Older,(heis)wiser,andcalmer5omissionofarticles,demons536useofsimplepresenttenseA.Consumptionpricesfallasharp1.1℅B.Lebanonburies90victimsofIsraeliattackC.Tutsileadersmake“deal”onevictionD.3injuredinbombattack(pastparticipletodenotepastvoice)E.Thamesapproachingdangerlevel(presentparticipletodenotecontinuoustense)F.Natotopressonwithattack(infinitivetodenotefuturetense)6useofsimplepresenttenseA547parodiesofproverbs,mottos,masterpiecesandallusionsA.AFarewelltoArmsB.ATaleofTwoHeartsC.LibertyisthetruemotherofinventionD.NotAllVodkasareCreatedEqualE.TheWheelofMisfortuneF.AllWork,LowPayMakeNursesGoAwayGBritanniaRuestheWaves7parodiesofproverbs,mottos558useoffiguresofspeechA.CanhedoaDeng?(alliteration)B.HogHell(alliteration)C.Bye-bye,AmericanPie(rhyme)D.Thatcher’StyleWar(partialtone)E.TonyBliarandIraqWar(partialtone)F.AfricanStatesmanStillSowingSeedsforFuture(pun)G.LocalManFindsPicassoDrawinginShed(ambiguity)H.10-Year-OldSuspendedByHead(ambiguity)

8useoffiguresofspeechA.C56

I.PiratesInvadeOscarJ.JapanesedashtoUStosay“Ido”(metaphor)K.SoccerkicksoffwithViolence

(punandrhyme)L.AftertheBoomEverythingIsGloom(rhyme)M.NoFans?“Nofret！”(alliteration)N.Washingtonchargedwithl5percentsurtaxonimports(metonymy)O.ClintonarguesforKremlin'seconomicreform(metonymy)P.WhiteHousebacksthebill(metonymy)I.PiratesInvadeOscar57newsleadnewsleadreferstothefirstorfirstseveralparagraphsofanewsitemwhichsummarizethemaincontentofthenews,i.e.thefiveelementsofnews.leadsentence,leadparagraphandleadblock.summary,narrative,contrastandcomparison,staccato,directaddress,andquotationnewsleadsnewsleadnewsleadreferstot58summarysentencesummarysentencea.NopartofMexicansocietyhasfullycometotermswithwhathappenedinOctober1968.(abouttheeventthattheMexicanpolicesuppressedyouthstudents’movementin1968)b.Malaysiaresortstomassslaughterinastruggletocontainanoutbreakofadeadlyvirusthatisplaguingitspigs,worryingitspeopleandthreateningitstourismandexportindustries.summarysentencesummarysenten59structureofnewsreporting

“InvertedPyramid”whichmeansthatthenewsfactsanddetailsarearrangedindescendingorderofimportance.“PyramidStructure”whichmeansfactsarenarratedinchronologicalorder.structureofnewsreporting

“60

Thiseveningatabout9:30p.m.atFord'sTheatre,thePresident,whilesittinginhisprivateboxwithMrs.Lincoln,Mrs.HarrisandMajorRathburn,wasshotbyanassassin,whosuddenlyenteredtheboxandapproachedbehindthePresident.Theassassinthenleapeduponthestage,brandishingalargedaggerorknife,andmadehisescapeintherearofthetheatre.ThepistolballenteredthebackofthePresident'sheadandpenetratednearlythroughthehead.Thewoundismortal.ThePresidenthasbeeninsensibleeversinceitwasinflicted,andisnowdying.Thiseveningatabout9:30p.61

Aboutthesamehouranassassin,whetherthesameornot,enteredMr.Seward’sapartmentandunderpretenseofhavingaprescriptionwasshowntotheSecretary’ssickchamber.Theassassinimmediatelyrushedtothebedandinflictedtwoorthreestabsonthechestandtwoontheface.Itishopedthewoundsmaynotbemortal.Myapprehensionisthattheywillprovefatal.ThenursealarmedMr.FrederickSeward,whowasinanadjoiningroom,andhehastenedtothedoorofhisfather’sroom,whenhemettheassassin,whoinflicteduponhimoneormoredangerouswounds.TherecoveryofFrederickSewardisdoubtful.Aboutthesamehouranassass62

Itisnotprobable(opinion)thatthePresidentwilllivethroughthenight.GeneralGrantandhiswifewereadvertisedtobeatthetheatre...

NewYorkHerald,April15,1865Itisnotprobable(opinion)63Mankillsfamily

Thebodies,allshot,werefoundafterahystericalLennonmadeatelephonecalltoafamilyfriend,sayingallhisfamilymembersweredead.Lennon,whopleaded“notguilty”,sobbedloudlywhentheverdictwasreadincourtyesterdayandcollapsedashewasbeingledtohiscellANewZealandmanwasconvictedyesterdayofthemurderofhiselderlyparents,sisterandtwobrothersinacasewhichhasdominatednationalnewspapersandshockedreadersformonths.AHighCourtjuryfound37yearsoldMartinLennonguiltyofthefivemurdersattheLennon’sfamilyhomelastMay.Mankillsfamily

Thebodies,a64stylisticfeaturesofnewsreporting

thestructureisverylooseandparagraphsarenotcloselyconnectedwitheachother.passivevoicesandquotationsareoftenused“Itisreported/said/allegedthat…”,“accordingto…”,“toldby…”,“sourcessaidthat…”,“Asourcewhoaskednottobeidentifieddisclosed…”,“Foreignradiosannounced…”etc.stylisticfeaturesofnewsrep65ExampleoneChineseAmbassador

onSino-U.S.Tie

ThenewChineseambassadortotheUnitedstateshasurgedAmericanstoconsidertheBritishagreementtoreturnHongKongtoChinaasanexampleforTaiwan，warningthatU.S.-TaiwantiescouldleadtoseriousfrictionwithBeijing.Inaninterviewwithanewsagency,HanXu,thethirdChineseambassadortoU.S.sinceChina-U.S.tieswererestoredinl979,noted

otherproblemsinrelations,includingthedeadlockovernuclearcooperationcausedlargelybyBeijing'srefusaltoacceptU.S.controls.Healsomentionedpointsofdiscordontrade.ExampleoneChineseAmbassador66

ButheemphasizedtheTaiwanquestion,whichhecalledacrucialissue.Mr.HanwarnedthattheUnitedStatesmustcarryoutitspledgetostopsupplyingweaponstoTaiwan，andvoicedregretattheslownesswithwhichthesaleswerebeingreduced.Mr.Hannotedthatthisyear,theUnitedStateswasselling760milliondollarsworthofarmstoTaiwan,"acutof20milliondollarsperyear.""Bythisspeed,"hecontinued,"itwouldtake38yearsmore.Ihavenochancetoseethesolutioninmylife.Thespeedistooslow.Weexpecteditnottobesoslow."ButheemphasizedtheTaiwan67

Mr.Hanalsodenouncedtheuseofanominallyunofficialbody,thecoordinationcouncilforNorthAmerica,toretainU.S.-Taiwanties.TheU.S.grantingofdiplomaticprivilegestoTaiwanesemembersofthisbody,headded,constitutedaviolationofChinesesovereignty.Otherwords:acknowledge,admit,allege,analyze,announce,argue,assert,refute,remark,reaffirm,reiterate,pledge,observe,object,deny,disclose,contend…Mr.Hanalsodenouncedtheus68ExampleTwoWASHINGTON,JULY8（UPl）-CNNhopestofeatureAsiamoreprominentlyinitsnewsprogramsinordertoshareinJapan'sestimated＄50billioninadvertisingrevenuethisyear,accordingtoNEWSWEEKExampleTwoWASHINGTON,JULY8（69ExampleThreeBEIJING,AUG.19（ReuterviaXinhua）——Thepresident'svisithasturnedanewpageinrelationsbetweenthetwocountries，massmediaheresay.ExampleThreeBEIJING,AUG.19（70

inordertosavespaceandconveyasmuchinformationaspossiblesomesentencesarelengthenedbyadditionalpartssuchasattributiveclauses,participlephrases,prepositionalphrasesandnounmodifiersetc.inordertosavespaceandco71

buzzwordspoliticalnews:“president,congress,senator,representative,scandal,vote,bill,veto,secretary,const