Passage 14

Poll reveals TV news too negative

A recent Time CNN poll in the USA has discovered that 75%of people agreed that the

news media is"sensationalist",63%found it"too negative"and 73%said they are"skeptical

about the accuracy"of the news they are receiving.

最近一段时间/美国有线电视新闻网的民意调查在美国已经发现，关于他们收到的新闻。75%的人认为新闻媒体是“煽情”，63%发现太消极”和73%说他们是“持怀疑态度关于精度”。

Local news programmes in the USA are so dominated by stories of violence and crime

that other topics like government,education and the environment are left with little airtime.

Network broadcaster John Walters claimed,"This lack of information has resulted in

negative feelings towards the media."

在美国当地新闻节目是被暴力和犯罪的故事所占据。像政府，教育和环境这样的话题只留下一点时间。网络广播节目主持人，沃尔特斯声称，“这种缺乏信息系统导致针对媒体的负面情绪”。

Crime reports,which often serve as lead stories,make up an average of 30.2%of news

time on local TV news programmes in the USA.Media researcher Bob Smith reported,

"53%of crime reports are about murder,but it is one of the least frequently committed

crimes.'Another media study revealed that 42%of local TV news broadcasts are stories

about crime,disaster and war.

犯罪的报告，这往往成为领导的故事，组成一个平均%新闻在当地电视新闻节目中，在美国媒体研究员鲍博·史密斯报告说，“53%的犯罪报告是关于谋杀的，但这是最常犯罪之一。”另一个媒体研究显示：42%当地电视新闻广播的故事关于犯罪，灾难和战争。

One possible reason for this is that local television news is ratings driven.Some market

research suggests that viewers like to see stories of crime and violence,which increases the

ratings of newscasts.Higher ratings mean higher advertising revenues.Mike Adams,a television executive,explained,"The increase in crime reports is because,on average,almost half the money a local station makes comes from news."

一个可能的原因是，受当地电视新闻收视率驱动。一些市场研究表明，观众喜欢看犯罪和暴力的故事，这增加了新闻的收视率。较高的收视率意味着较高的广告收入。迈克.亚当斯，一个电视执行，解释，“犯罪报道的增加是因为，平均几乎一半的钱，来自当地电视台新闻。

Many experts believe a steady diet of violence-oriented news broadcasts has serious

effects.A spokesman for the National Television Violence Committee stated,"There are

three main risks associated with viewing media violence.People learn aggressive behaviors.

They become desensitized to real-world violence.These lead to an increased fear of being a

victim of violence,resulting in mistrust of others."

许多专家认为稳定的严重暴力新闻广播有严重负面影响。全国电视暴力委员会发言人讲到，“观看媒体暴力有三个主要风险。人们学习侵略行为。他们对现实世界有暴力脱敏。这些导致增加暴力的受害者害怕程度，造成不信任别人。”

1.The majority of people polled think that the news media is accurate.

多数人们调查认为，新闻媒体是准确的。

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2.There is not enough time to talk about a wider range of subjects on the news.

有没有足够的时间来谈论一个广泛的新闻的话题。

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3.42%of all crimes committed are murders.

所有犯罪的42%是谋杀。

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4.Advertising companies invest in TV programmes with high ratings.

广告公司投资电视节目有高的回报。

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5.TV stations make too much money from news.

电视台从新闻中赚了太多的钱。

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参考答案：BABAB