[00:00.00] What's New
[00:03.50]In the modern world,it is important to be well-informed.
[00:11.05]Success in many fields depends on getting the latest information.
[00:19.30]To keep up with what is happening in the world,
[00:24.66]well-informed people read newspapers and news magazines.
[00:32.10]They listen to the news on the radio
[00:37.25]and they watch it on television.
[00:42.21]Owners of home computers can even receive their news
[00:49.06]directly from the wire services
[00:53.92]-news agencies that supply newspapers,magazines,radio
[01:01.78]and television with news reports -through special telephone links.
[01:09.43]Most people read newspapers for the news of the day.
[01:16.28]The typical daily newspaper contains articles about local,
[01:23.44]regional,national,and international news,
[01:28.87]as well as sports news,wether report,editorials,and other features.
[01:36.91]In large cities,newspaper readers can other choose between
[01:43.65]a "morning paper"distributed early in the morning
[01:48.83]and an"evening paper"distributed at the end of the workday.
[01:55.28]Most American newspapers also publish an enlarged
[02:02.33]Sunday edition containing articles about the news of the day
[02:08.57]and of the week,plus a number fo entertainment
[02:14.14]and advertising supplements.
[02:18.58]Daily newspapers are designed to be red quickly
[02:24.74]by busy people looking for specific information.
[02:30.28]The Sunday papers,on the other hard.
[02:35.14]are intended to entertain as well inform,
[02:40.99]and they tend to be read leisurely by all members of the family.
[02:48.05]Other types of newspapers include campus newspapers.
[02:54.71]written by students at universities,
[02:59.25]and weekly newspapers,usually intended for a specific audience.
[03:06.80]News magzines such as Time,
[03:11.95]Newsweek,and U.S.News and World Report published weekly.
[03:18.58]They contain articles about the important national
[03:24.75]and international news fo the week,
[03:29.29]and special sections are devoted to news
[03:34.75]about such areas as business,science,education,and arts.
[03:42.80]News magazines are a popular source of general information
[03:50.66]on a wide range of recent events.
[03:56.30]They also feature longer articles
[04:01.45]dealing with the influence of current events on modern life.
[04:08.69]Radio and television present the important news of the hour.
[04:16.13]Many radio stations in the U.S.broadcast news every hour.
[04:23.58]and a few all-news stations broadcast news
[04:29.82]and news commentary programs in the evening
[04:35.28](beginning at 5:00 or 6:00 P.M.)
[04:40.03]and at night(beginning at 10:00 or 11:00 P.M.).
[04:46.17]The evening news generally consists of a national network news program
[04:53.33]and local news program,
[04:57.20]while at night it is usually a local program.
[05:02.94]In addition,some TV stations offer early morning news,late night news,
[05:10.99]and weekly"news magazine"programs.
[05:16.13]Cable television networks in some cities offer foreign language news
[05:24.08]and all-news channels.
[05:27.92]Students learning English in English-speaking countries
[05:33.77]find the news a useful source of language practice.
[05:39.80]To improve their listening comprehension,
[05:44.87]they listen to the news on the radio and watch it on television.
[05:51.71]Then they check their comprehension
[05:56.47]by reading newspapers and news magazines.
[06:02.21]Everyone likes to talk about the news.
[06:07.36]In the office,on the campus,at parties,or on the street,
[06:14.70]conversations often begin with questions like"What's new?",
[06:21.54]"What's happening?",or"Have you heard about..?"
[06:27.71]By staying well-informed,these students
[06:32.86]find it easier to enter into conversation about the news.
