如何用英语写关于“报纸的重要性”的短文?
80字的报纸重要性的短文:A newspaper is a written publication containing news, information and advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. General-interest newspapers often feature articles on political events, crime, business, art/entertainment, society and sports. Most traditional papers also feature an editorial page containing columns which express the personal opinions of writers. Supplementary sections may contain advertising, comics, coupons, and other printed media. Newspapers are most often published on a daily or weekly basis, and they usually focus on one particular geographic area where most of their readers live. Despite recent setbacks in circulation and profits, newspapers are still the most iconic outlet for news and other types of written journalism.
关于报纸的职能,从不同角度,会得出不同的看法,例如从政党机关报的角度,报纸的职能如毛泽东所说:“报纸的作用和力量,就在它能使党的纲领路线,方针政策、工作任务和工作方法,最迅速最广泛地同群众见面。”法国新闻学者贝尔纳.瓦耶纳关于报纸职能的概括,可以被各方面接受:主要的报道职能,随之而来的辩论职能(即传播观点的职能),附带的娱乐职能。
优点
1、可随时阅读,不受时间限制,不会如电视或电台节目般错过指定时间报导的讯息;
2、互相传阅,读者人数可以是印刷数的几倍;
3、即使阅读或理解能力较低的人,亦可相应多耗时间, 吸收报章的讯息;
4、因特网崛起,网上版报纸的传阅力较传统印刷品报章强。
缺点
1、受截稿及出版因素影响,不能提供最新资讯以及即时更正讯息;
2、纸张过多带来携带及传阅的不便;
3、图片和文字在电视和电台的影音片段的比较下震撼力和感染力比较低;
4、容易沾染油墨污垢。