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Whether printed newspapers should exist?
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3 . Top Teen Magazines to Follow
Affinity
Affinity is one of the largest teen-ran online magazines in the world, devoted to helping teens get early experience in journalism, learn writing skills and communicate with others. Since its launch in 2013, over 8.5 million people from over 200 countries have benefited from it. It covers topics relating to politics, mental health, entertainment etc.7 posts/week || affinitymagazine. us
TeenZone
First published in 2000, TeenZone is a magazine for the South African teenager. Teens today have voices that we all need to hear. They need to be taken seriously, lo be given the chance to express their views and concerns, to ask questions and receive advice, and in enjoy themselves in a safe environment. TenZone seeks to provide this platform (平台). It is written by teens, for teens.
3 posts/week || teenzonemagazine. co. za
The Teenager Today
Named The Teenager at the beginning, it was founded in 1963 with the purpose of uniting young people in a bond of true friendship, understanding and love. The Teenager Today is India’s only magazine intended for teens. It aims to be Indian teens’ high-quality resource for information, practical advice, and answers to all kinds of questions. What’s more, it comes to you with lots of fun!
5 posts/week||theteenagertoday.com
Teenage
Established in 1988, Teenage is Singapore’s first and number one youth publication, and the guide for young adults who want to know the latest in entertainment news, along with fashion, beauty, music trends and lifestyle tips.
24 posts/year || teenage. com.sg
1. On which magazine can we learn how to write a news report?| A．Teenage. | B．Affinity. | C．TeenZone. | D．The Teenager Today. |
| A．Give voice to teens. |
| B．Improve teens’ life skills. |
| C．Make teens’ voices heard. |
| D．Help teens gain friendships. |
| A．It was first published in 1988. |
| B．It is interesting for teens to read. |
| C．It was called Teenage at the beginning. |
| D．It is intended for South African teenagers. |
4 . “It’s like tasering an elderly person who’s already on a pacemaker,” says a British newspaper boss of the newsprint market, where prices have risen by over 50% in a matter of months.
When times were good, before ads went online, newspapers had a supportive partnership with paper mills. As ads went away and circulations fell, “paper mills had the worst of it for years as newspapers reduced pages, went wholly digital or shut forever.”
The papers were able to cut down the cost of newsprint from firms fighting for business as demand decreased. Price-taking paper mills suffered in silence, taking out newsprint capacity and adjusting machines to make packaging for e-commerce. The pandemic, with people working from home, meant even fewer newspaper sales, which depressed demand for newsprint again and increased the pain for paper suppliers. In the past 24 months European mills have responded by shutting almost a fifth of their newsprint capacity, says a buyer for a large British newspaper group.
Then reopening of economies and growing demand for newsprint, combined with much reduced capacity and coupled with up-going energy prices, has resulted in a price shock. Particularly controversial are additional energy charges that some paper suppliers are seeking to pass on.
Newspaper firms consider this amounts as breaking agreements. European newspapers will have to pay newsprint prices that are 50—70% higher in the first quarter of 2022 compared with the year before. As for their counterparts in Asia and Oceania, they are facing prices around 25% to 45% above their usual level. North American prices went up earlier, and more gradually; agreements are fixed monthly rather than half-yearly. But there, too, newsprint prices are 20—30% higher in 2021 than in 2020.
Germany’s print and media industry association has warned that mills are going to force newspapers to quit paper editions, hurting each other in the process. But more digital adrenaline is one possible response of newspapers to the paper mills’ tasers.
1. What can be learned from the first three paragraph?| A．Newspapers have raised their prices by over 50% . |
| B．Newspapers and paper mills were good friends all the time. |
| C．Newspapers and paper mills affect each other. |
| D．Newspapers increased their sales and the pain of paper mills. |
| A．Reopening of economies. | B．Growing demand for newsprint. |
| C．Much reduced capacity. | D．Additional energy consumption. |
| A．Europe. | B．Asia. | C．Oceania. | D．North American. |
| A．Health. | B．Science. | C．Business. | D．Environment. |
5 . Four Popular Newspapers in 2021
The Guardian
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper founded on May 5, 1821. It was founded by John Edward Taylor. Its headquarters (总部) is in London, the United Kingdom. It covers daily news from various sections like political news, sports news, business news, jobs and interviews, current affairs, local news, national and international news etc. The Guardian Weekly and The Observer are the sister newspapers of The Guardian.
The Asashi Shimbun
The newspaper is one of the five national newspapers in Japan. This Japan’s oldest and largest daily newspaper was founded on January 25, 1879. Its headquarters is in Tokyo, Japan. It circulates (发行) about 3,000 copies each day. It covers news from various fields like world, sports, business, jobs, current affairs, interviews, breaking news and so on.
The Washington Post
The newspaper, an American daily newspaper, was founded on December 6, 1877. It was founded by Stilson Hutchins. Its headquarters is in Washington, DC, the United States. It is an English newspaper which circulates about 474,000 daily copies while about 830,000 on Sunday. It is the oldest and largest English newspaper in the US that covers news from various fields such as sports, business, jobs, current affairs, politics etc.
China Daily
It is an English-language daily newspaper that was founded on June 1, 1981. Its head-quarters is in Beijing, China. It’s published from Monday to Saturday and its circulation is about 500,000. It is the widest print circulation of any English language newspaper in China. It serves those who are foreigners in China as well as those who wish to improve their English. It covers news from each field like sports, business, jobs, current affairs, politics etc.
1. Which newspaper has the longest history?| A．The Washington Post. | B．The Asashi Shimbun. |
| C．The Guardian. | D．China Daily. |
| A．About 3,000. | B．About 474,000. | C．About 500,000. | D．About 830,000. |
| A．They have sister newspapers. |
| B．They are daily newspapers. |
| C．They are published for English learners. |
| D．They were founded in the 19th century. |
6 . Are newspapers dying? Many say the disappearance of the daily paper is just a matter of time. Now newspaper circulation is dropping, ad income is drying up, and the industry has experienced a great wave of layoffs (裁员) in recent years. A third of the large newsrooms across the United States had layoffs between 2017 and April 2018 alone. So these people say the Internet is just a better place to get news. “On the web, newspapers are live, and they can enrich their coverage with audio, video, and the invaluable resources of their vast archives (档案),” said Jeffrey I. Cole, director of USC’s Digital Future Center. “For the first time in 60 years, newspapers are back in the breaking news business, except now their delivery method is electronic and not paper.”
Yes, newspapers are facing tough times, and the Internet can offer many things papers can’t. However, newspapers are still here, and many of them remain profitable. Rick Edmonds, a media business analyst for the Poynter Institute, says the widespread newspaper industry layoffs of the last decade should make papers more survivable. “Many newspapers are operating more leanly (精简地) now,” Edmonds said. “The business will be smaller, but there should be enough profit there to make a sustainable business for years to come.”
Those who claim the future of news is online ignore one important point: Online ad income alone just isn’t enough to support most news companies. Thus, online news sites will need a new business model to survive. One possibility may be paywalls, meaning people have to pay for content. The 2013 Pew Research Center media report found that paywalls had been adopted at 450 of the country’s 1,380 dailies.
Until someone figures out how to make online-only news sites profitable, newspapers aren’t going anywhere. Despite the occasional scandal (丑闻) at print institutions, they remain trusted sources of information people turn to.
1. Why are newspapers still there?| A．Many newspapers report more scandals. |
| B．Newspapers have applied new marketing methods. |
| C．Many newspaper companies simplified their operation. |
| D．Newspapers enrich their coverage with audio and video. |
| A．By charging their readers. | B．By featuring the online advertisements. |
| C．By releasing more shocking news. | D．By cooperating with local printed newspapers. |
| A．Newspapers won’t exist. | B．Newspapers won’t be dead. |
| C．Newspapers won’t be trusted. | D．Newspapers won’t be reduced. |
| A．The future of newspapers. |
| B．Advantages and disadvantages of newspapers. |
| C．The meaning of the existence of printed newspapers. |
| D．The comparisons between newspapers and online news. |
7 . What is a book nowadays in a world of Kindles and iPads? Traditional publishers are traveling a long and confusing road into the digital future. Here's the conventional wisdom about publishing: People expect e-books to be cheaper than physical books, and that drives down prices. But the story's not that simple. For one thing, digital publishers have the same problem that traditional publishers do:piracy(盗版).
It turns out, though, that some publishers are doing pretty well despite the piracy problem. "We've had an amazing year," says Sourcebooks President Dominique Raccah. "Last year was the best year in the company's history. This year we beat that, which I didn't think was even possible." Raccah adds that her company is doing well because of digital publishing.
It turns out there are some huge advantages-at least for publishers. A big one: The price of an e-book isn't fixed the way it is with physical books. Ten years ago, a publisher would have sent out its books to the bookstore with the price stamped on the cover. After that, it was done - the publisher couldn't put a book on sale to sell more copies.
"The exciting thing about digital books is that we actually get to test and price differently, " Raccah says. That's what American publisher Little, Brown and Company did with Robert Dallek's book An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy. In the middle of November, Little, Brown and Company dropped the price from $ 9. 99 to $ 2. 99 for 24 hours. That sparks sales; it gets people talking about it," says Terry Adams, a publisher with Little, Brown and Company.
If you read the new e-book 40 Years of Queen, you will find it full of links. Links to iTunes, where you can buy the music you've been reading about. That's another huge advantage of e-books:Publishers can sell you things inside your book.
There's still one big problem putting pressure on publishers. "We actually don't have a good gifting tradition yet for e-books," says Raccah. Despite all the advances in reading technology, physical books are still the best Christmas presents.
1. How does Raccah feel about her company's achievement this year?| A．It's really disappointing. | B．It's less than satisfactory. |
| C．It's just what she predicted. | D．It's far beyond her expectations. |
| A．To stress it had its own advantage. |
| B．To show its marketing was not flexible. |
| C．To complain about the changing prices of books. |
| D．To indicate the unpopularity of physical books. |
| A．It was written by John F. Kennedy. |
| B．It caused disagreements among buyers. |
| C．It was sold at a huge discount for one day. |
| D．It was sold at a different price every week. |
| A．Buy items mentioned in the book. |
| B．Find links to other relevant books. |
| C．Get some background information. |
| D．Listen to music in the book for free. |
