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READING HABITS
Task 1
You will listen to the people being interviewed about the newspapers they prefer reading. While listening fill in the chart.
| type of newspaper | frequency (how often) | reasons for choosing the newspaper | reasons for not choosing the newspaper | |
| speaker 1 | ||||
| speaker 2 | ||||
| speaker 3 |
Task 2
This task is for working in the small groups where you can discuss your reading habits. Give arguments why you prefer reading or not reading the newspaper. You can use the following phrases to have a good start:
Task 3
What can you say about the reading preferences of your friends or fellow students, your parents and grand parents?
You can do it if the form of a survey and present the results to your group mates.
WATCHING VIDEO 3
CNN THE NEWSPAPER INDUSTRY IN DECLINE
You will watch an extract from the CNN news program. The news presenter is talking with top officials of two regional newspapers about the prospects of the newspaper industry development. Tick the phrases you hear. The first line is done as an example for you.
| № | √ | phrase |
| √ | Newspapers are falling at alarming rate. | |
| Newspapers are bleeding and may not survive. | ||
| Many people obtain analytical material in the newspapers. | ||
| Some people like holding and folding newspapers. | ||
| Many people learn news in the Internet. | ||
| Some people have romantic attachment to newspapers because of a certain age. | ||
| Journalists working in the newspapers regularly practice in news reporting. | ||
| Newspapers are home for investigative reporting. | ||
| Most of the events are discussed on the opinion pages in the newspaper or in the Internet or blogs. | ||
| Newspaper journalists are the first to raise the question which is then discussed in radio or TV stories, the Internet or blog. | ||
| Partnership and collaboration are important contribution to the newspaper development. | ||
| Citizen journalism can’t replace newspaper journalism. | ||
| Many newspapers focus on local news which can’t come up on the CNN. |
ETHICS FILE
You definitely know about the standards of professional behavior of journalists and you have already got acquainted with the samples of Codes of Ethics for journalists. Among the most important issues of professional ethics are the matters of fair, objective revealing the truth, disclosing the malpractices of top officials and the problem of invasion of privacy. Now you will learn about three closely interrelated spheres of journalism in which it is essential not to break a very tiny line walking on the razor’s edge. You can use the dictionary or ask your teacher for help if you have problems with understand the information.
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Task 1
One of the most famous cases which gave a very strong impulse to modern investigative reporting is known as Pentagon papers. Express your position on the following question: Do you think it was ethical of the New York Times to publish material of the top secret? If you don’t know the essence of the case read the text below.
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