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The American Presidential Election

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The American Presidential Election

• Some terms

• Process

• Principles

Some terms

a two-party system the general election election year

Election day primary election campaign popular vote

delegate candidate nominee elector electoral district

两党制

大选

选举年

选举日

预选、初选

竞选（活动）

普选

代表参选人总统候选人选举人选区

Process

primary election Jan. candidates for the presidency

party convention

summer nominees

the presidential campaign

early Sept. debatesspeechesads

popular vote election day (Nov.)

electors

Principles

Electoral College System

选举人团制度

Winner-take-all System

“ 胜者全得”制度

Generally speaking …

1. Diversities in newspaper2. freedom and restrictions 3. Source of news4. “Fleet Street” 5. major newspapers6. major magazines

Diversities

national newspaper—— local newspaper Categories:

Quality newspaper

质量类报纸

broadsheet The Times《泰晤士报》

international news report editorial educated people (upper class)

Popular newspaper

大众化报纸

tabloid The Sun 《太阳报》

local news scandals accidents & crimes people in the middle and lower class

Freedom and restrictions

No related laws and regulations Conventional rules Restrictions: national security defamation protecting source of

news

Source of news

Press Association (PA) 报纸联合社

Reuters Group 路透社 The Associated Press (AP) 美联社 United Press International (UPI) 合众国际

社

“Fleet Street”(舰队街 )

named after… “Hometown of British newspapers” March 11th, 1702. The daily 《每日

报》 Nothing lasts forever.

major newspapers

major quality newspapers major popular newspapers major local newspapers

Major quality newspapers

1 、 The Times 《泰晤士报》 ： www.thetimes.co.uk

2 、 The Daily Telegraph ： www.dailytelegraph.co.uk

《每日电讯报》 3 、 The Guardian 《卫报》 ： www.guardian.co.uk4 、 The Financial Times www.ft.com

《金融时报》 5 、 The Observer 《观察家报》 ： www.observer.co.uk 6 、 The Sunday Times ： www.sunday-times.co.uk

《星期日泰晤士报》

Major popular newspapers

1 、 The Daily Express www.express.co.uk

《每日快报》 2 、 The Daily Mail www.dailymail.co.uk

《每日邮报》 3 、 Mirror www.mirror.co.uk

《镜报》 4 、 The News of the World www.newsoftheworld.co.uk

《世界新闻报》 5 、 The Sun 《太阳报 》 www.thesun.co.uk

Major local newspaper

1 、 Glasgow Herald 《格拉斯哥先驱报》 www.theherald.co.uk

2 、 The Evening Standard 《旗帜晚报》 www.thisislondon.com

3 、 The Evening News 《新闻晚报》 www.eveningtimes.co.uk

major magazines

1 、 The Economist 《经济学家》 www.economist.com 2 、 The Spectator 《旁观者》 www.spectator.co.uk 3 、 The New Statesman 《新政治家 》

www.newstatesman.co.uk 4 、 The Woman’s Own 《妇女界 》

www.ipcmedia.com 5 、 Woman’s Realm 《妇女之国 》

www.anagramgenius.com6 、 The Times Literary Supplement 《泰晤士报文学增刊》 www.the-tls.co.uk