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Research On Newspaper Reporting Of In-depth Science News

Posted on:2010-02-17Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:X L DengFull Text:PDF
GTID:2178360275481908Subject:Journalism
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With the further implementing of science and education strategy in China, the two famous theories—"science and technology is the first productive force"and"scientific outlook on development", have filtered into people's minds deeply. Science and technology have been powerful impetuses to economic development. To comply with the trend of social development, we should pay attention to in-depth Sci-tech news report. As print media, there are extraordinary advantages for newspapers in the field of in-depth report. This is the starting point of this paper.At present, there is no systematic discussion about in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper. This paper constructed a systematic analysis of in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper from the aspects of its connotation, the practice of news reporting and its value.This thesis proposed the concept of"in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper"for the first time. It is a kind of reporting mode based on newspaper, which covers stories about the process of scientific research, scientists'activities, and even exploring the laws of development of science, the connections among people, society and nature. In-depth Sci-tech news reporting characterized as sociality, speculativity, propounding and integration.Based on the connotation of in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper, it should be divided into three types according to its content and object, namely report about science and technology events, achievements in sciences and people who are concerned with scientific activities. The reports of science and technology events focus on social effects by its detailed presentation; The reports of sci-tech achievements pay attention to the value of achievements , which emphasis facts and accuracy; and the reports of people should be reported in a professional way and focus on its reality, historical value and popularity.Secondly, this paper discussed how to practise the in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper. The value and effects of in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper is affected by the right topic, profound analysis and the appropriate angle of writing. The angles of topic selection are summed up for the first time as social angle, pragmatic angle and comprehensive angle. Furthermore, this paper discussed how to optimize the in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper by its manifestations. Generally, compound style includes follow-up reporting, series reporting and combined reporting. The compound style is more flexible and can put the events more detailed and profound, so it is more fit for in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper. As for which form should be adopted, it depends on the topic, and the writing purpose.Finally, heretofore, there has been no discussion about the cognitive value of in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper so far. But the cognitive value plays a very important role for a newspaper in the fierce competition. It can give implications to the journalism practice of gathering information and news writing, offer guidance on the public opinion about science, and strengthen the popular of science. Therefore, this paper probes into the cognitive value of in-depth Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper from the aspects of reflecting scientific events, revealing the difficulty and complexity of recognizing the nature, and analyzing the relations between human beings and society.
Keywords/Search Tags:Sci-tech news reporting in newspaper, in-depth report, types, characteristics, scientific cognition
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