| The thesis deduces the definition of news photograPh from that of news. Thenews photograph is defined as recent events reported on time, which thereforedefines what the thesis centers around. The thesis includes the parts as follows:l. On the development of news photograPh by stages, illustrating the courseof production and development of the news pictUres. TO sted with, this part, lookingback upon the history of human society, briefly discusses the original fOrm of thepictureecarved pictures on rocks. Then the development of languages, Words andShade Theory up to the aPPearapce and evolvement of contemporary newsphotograPh is discussed. Fdrier, this pat compendiously focuses on the presentsiguation in competition of hi-tech information, the newspapers and magazines,news broadcast, TV and net news, and news photograPhs. Finally, the outlook of thediversification of media is described.2. Comparative illumination. This part makes an analysis and comparison ofthe advantages and disadvantages of news with photographs and news with wordsrespectively from the folIowng five aspects: The degrees of reliability anddistortion, the speeds of the comprehension of words and photograPhs, the contentsof the infOrmation the photographs and words of the same size convey, themultiplicity and singuldrity of the conveyed infOrmation, and the previousinvestment. By comparison, five inherent advantages and disadvantages of newswith words and news with photigraPhs are put fonvard respectively. Meanwhile, itis pointed out that the right attitUde towards them is to leam from others' strongpoints to offset one'S weaknesses and the just way to news broadcast is to regardphotograPhs and words as impothet. On the other hand, it is pointed out that theuniIateralism of regarding photograPhs or words as more important should beavoided.3. On the characteristics of photograPhs. Firstly, this part discusses the fourcornmon features of photograPhs: facticity, objectivity time efficiency, and sociality.Based upon that, the four Personalities of news photograph are pllt forward---readability, implication, appreciablity and independence. The full understanding of the characteristics of news photographs is the premise of the make of news photographs and news broadcast. At the same time, the author points out the five criterions required for contemporary news photography: the relationship of new, real, lively, emotional, meaningful.4. On the value of news photograph. It is featured with the commonness of the value relationship. That is, the relationship of supply and demand. Also the news photograph has its own value: sociality, exchangeability and emotionality. Then the author puts forward the opinion of moving one's feeling into a shape and directing or touching or instructing one with one's feelings. Next the author discusses the values of recognition, morality and esthetics of news photographs?pursuit for reality, aspiration of good and appreciation of beauty. The full understanding of the value of news photographs is the key to the make of the news photographs and news broadcast. Besides, it is the power of making news photographs more real, better and more beautiful with inexhausible fascination.5. On the role of news photograph. The news photograph in itself has long-term and short-term functions. The short-term function refers to the one of reflecting current happenings while the long-term function refers to the one of recording historical events. According to the relationship of news photographs and news words, it has two functions too. The first is the function of supplement including exposition, verification, communication and modification. The second is the specific function which cannot be replaced by news words, for example: sphere news, some tech-problems, disasters and environmental protection, military and warfare, entertainment, VIP images and so on.The thesis takes the method of combining theoretical exposition and photograp...
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