Established in 185 1. Belongs to the Sulzberger family. It ranks with Washington post and LA Times as the three most influential newspapers in the United States. It is rich in content and complete in information, and has a group of famous journalists, so it is said to be "the largest newspaper in the United States". It has ranked first in the opinion polls for selecting excellent newspapers for many times, and has won the Pulitzer Prize, the highest news award in the United States, with subscribers all over the world. In order to attract more customers, the newspaper published an electronic version on 200 1
The New York Times has always flaunted objectivity and justice, and its slogan is "publish all news suitable for publication". He often publishes important government documents and leaders' speeches at great length, but he also publishes some reports and comments criticizing government policies from time to time, revealing some insider and secrets. For example, 197 1 published the Pentagon Document on the causes of the Vietnam War, which caused a sensation in political circles. Although it is called "the bull's ear of American public opinion", because of its close relationship with the government, it reveals official news from time to time, and the international news it reports and comments basically reflects the foreign policy and trends of the US government. This newspaper is called "liberal town" because it is closely related to the eastern power groups and has published many articles written by liberals. Some critics believe that it should be a politically "center-left" newspaper.
The New York Times is a must-read newspaper for leaders and senior intellectuals in the United States and other countries. His daily circulation is1130,000, and his Sunday circulation is about140,000. Ranked third in the circulation list of American daily newspapers in recent years.
The Times
Pearson & Son Company (CS) was established in 1785. Pearson &; Son, Ltd) company. It is the oldest newspaper in Britain and the most influential newspaper in the west. Its readers are politicians, senior intellectuals and people in the business and financial circles. Although it flaunts "independence" and takes a middle position, its political views are actually quite conservative and often support the policies and propositions of the Conservative Party. There is a saying in Britain that "those in power read the times". The newspaper's "letter to the editor" is particularly excellent. Many famous people have expressed their "high opinions" in this informal forum, which has a great influence on public opinion and is considered to represent the views of the establishment.
The Times has reporters all over the world, covering and commenting on major international and domestic news in a large space. In the past, because the content was too serious and did not meet the interests of ordinary readers, the circulation declined and profits plummeted. 1978 was closed for one year due to labor disputes and economic problems. 198 1 year, Rupert Murdoch, the boss of News International, one of the nine British newspaper groups, and an Australian-American media tycoon, bought this newspaper from Kenneth Thomson, a Canadian chaebol.
The newspaper has several weekly supplements, among which The Times Literary Supplement is regarded as the most influential literary weekly in Britain, and its articles and book reviews are authoritative.
The Times has a weekly circulation of nearly 300,000 copies, ranking fifth among British quality newspapers. There was no newspaper on Sunday, and the Sunday Times filled the vacancy. This newspaper is also informally called "London Times" and "Thunder".
Newsweek
Newsweek was founded in 1933 and is owned by Washington Post Company and Graham family, so it basically agrees with Washington Post on major political issues.
In addition to summarizing the major events and reports of the week and commenting on the White House news, Newsweek also hired reporters from other countries to write column comments. Its layout is similar to that of its competitor Time magazine, but its text is easier to understand. Its circulation ranks second among the three major Newsweeks, with a circulation of more than 3 million copies per issue. In addition to the domestic version, there are Atlantic version (that is, European version) and Pacific version (that is, Asian version).
Reader's digest
Established in 1922. Known as the largest monthly magazine in the western world. It is published in 17 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese and Arabic in dozens of countries and places. Domestic circulation180,000 copies, ranking first among domestic magazines. The foreign circulation is more than 65438+200 million copies. It is a magazine that American middle class likes to read, which reflects the characteristics of American conservatives politically.
Reader's Digest used to be mainly about books and periodicals, but now it only accounts for 60%, and the rest are articles written by our magazine or invited reporters. Its editorial policy is to "select articles from first-class magazines every month to streamline them, so that the text is compact and permanent readability is maintained". Every week, the topics are very wide, from politics, society and science at home and abroad to trivial matters in life. The genre is lively, including novels, essays, diaries, essays and travel notes. Another feature is to fill in the blanks at the end of the text and insert aphorisms, proverbs, aphorisms, jokes and so on. In addition, in order to help readers expand their vocabulary, there is also a column "Word Power", which is unique to publications.
English Teaching Syllabus for English Majors in Colleges and Universities English Group of Foreign Language Teaching Steering Committee in Colleges and Universities March 2000
Professional level 2 requirements: cognitive vocabulary reaches 4000-5000; Reading difficulty is equivalent to Reader's Digest.
CET-4 requires: 5500-6500 cognitive vocabulary; Reading is as difficult as Newsweek in America.
Band 6 requirements: 7000-9000 cognitive vocabulary; It is as difficult to read as The Times or The New York Times.