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Newspapers — Газеты

Newspaper is a publication that presents and comments on the news. Newspapers play an important role in shaping public opinion and informing people of current events.
The first newspapers were probably handwritten news-sheets posted in public places. The earliest daily newssheet was «Acta Diurna» («Daily Events») which started in Rome in 59 B. C. The first printed newspaper was Chinese publication called «Dibao» («Ti-pao») started in A. D.700’s.*It was printed from carved wooden blocks, The first regularly published newspaper in Europe was «Avisa Relation» or «Zeitung», started in Germany in 1609.
Newspapers have certain advantages over other mass media — magazines, TV and radio. Newspaper can cover more news and in much detail than TV or radio neWcast can do. Magazines focus on major national and international events of the preceeding week. But newspaper focuses on local news as well and provides information

and comments faster than magazine can do.
There are about 1700 daily and 7500 weekly newspapers in the US. The circulation of some weeklies is no more than a few hundred of copies per issue and the circulation of some dailies is over a million of copies.
There are daily newspapers and weekly newspapers. Daily newspapers print world, national and local news. Many dailies are morning papers, others are afternoon papers. Sunday issues of the dailies are usually larger than the weekday ones. They may include special sections on such topics as entertainment, finance and travel or Sunday magazine, a guide to TV programmes, coloured comics. The major dailies in the US are «Christian Science Monitor», «New York Times», «USA Today» , «Wall Street Journal», «Washington Post».
Weekly newspapers serve usually for smaller areas. They are printed in small communities where people know each other and are interested in activities of their friends and neighbours. Weeklies report of weddings, births, deaths and news of local business and politics. Most weeklies do not print
world or national news.

Газеты

Газета — это издание, которое представляет и комментирует новости. Газеты играют важную роль в формировании общественного мнения и информировании людей о текущих событиях.
Первыми газетами, вероятно, были написанные от руки листовки, которые вывешивались в общественных местах. Самой ранней ежедневной листовкой была «Acta Diurna» («События дня»), которую начали издавать в Риме в 59 году до н. э. Первой печатной газетой было китайское издание «Дибао» («Ти-пао»), которую начали издавать в VIII веке. Она печаталась с резных деревянных досок. Первой регулярно издаваемой газетой в Европе была «Avisa Relation», или «Zeitung», которую начали издавать в Германии в 1609 году.
Газеты обладают определенными преимуществами по сравнению 6 другими средствами массовой информации: журналами, телевидением и радио. Газета может осветить больше новостей и в больших подробностях, чем обзор новостей на радио и телевидении. Журналы концентрируются на главных событиях прошедшей недели в стране и за рубежом. Газета же концентрируется и на местных новостях тоже, а также предоставляет информацию и комментарии быстрее, чем журнал.
В Соединенных Штатах насчитывается около 1700 ежедневных и 7500 еженедельных газет. Тираж некоторых еженедельников не превышает нескольких сотен экземпляров в выпуске, а тираж некоторых ежедневных газет превышает миллион экземпляров.
Существуют ежедневные и еженедельные газеты. Ежедневные газеты печатают всемирные, национальные и местные новости. Многие из ежедневных газет являются утренними газетами, другие — вечерними. Воскресные выпуски ежедневных газет обычно больше по объему, чем обычные. Они могут включать специальные разделы по таким темам, как развлечения, финансы и путешествия или воскресное приложение, программу передач, цветные комиксы. Крупными ежедневными изданиями являются «Кристчн Сайенс Монитор», «Нью-Йорк Тайме», «Ю-Эс-Эй-Тудэй», «Уоллт стритджорнал», «Вашингтон пост».
Еженедельные газеты в основном обслуживают небольшие районы. Они печатаются в маленьких общинах, где люди знают друг друга и интересуются жизнью друзей и соседей. Еженедельники сообщают о свадьбах, рождениях, смертях и новостях местной деловой жизни и политики. Большинство еженедельников не печатают международные и национальные новости.

Questions:

1. What are the names of the first newspapers?
2. What are the advantages of newspapers over the other mass media?
3. How many newspapers are there in the US?
4. What is printed in daily newspapers?
5. What are the major newspapers in the US?
6. What do weekly newspapers focus on?

Vocabulary:

Publication — издание
public opinion — общественное мнение
current events — текущие события
handwritten — написанный от руки
newssheet — листовка
to post — вывешивать
printed — печатный
carved wooden block — резная деревянная доска
to publish — издавать
advantage — преимущество
to cover — осветить
newscast — обзор новостей
preceeding week — прошлая неделя
to provide — предоставлять
daily — ежедневное издание
weekly — еженедельник
circulation — тираж
issue — выпуск
weekday — будний день
section — раздел
guide to TV program — программа передач
community — община
wedding — свадьба

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