考研英语阅读理解练习试题 考 研 英 语 阅 读 理 解 练 习 题 ： Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in theirnewspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer thispainful question. The organization is deep into a long selfanalysis known asthe journalism credibility project. Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly lowlevelfindings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, combined withlots of headscratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers reallywant. But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journalists learnto see the world through a set of standard templates (patterns) into which theyplug each days events. In other words, there is a conventional story line inthe newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a readymade narrativestructure for otherwise confusing news. There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalistsand their readers, which helps explain why the standard templatesof the newsroom seem alien to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaireswere sent to reporters in five middlesize cities around the country, plus onelarge metropolitan area. Then residents in these communities were phoned atrandom and asked the same questions. Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists aremore likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, andtrade stocks, and theyre less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, orput down roots in a community. Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and culturalelite, so their work tends to reflect the conventional values of this elite.The astonishing distrust of the news media isnt rooted in inaccuracy or poorreportoria...
