February 1st

1)　Watch the Powerpoint presentation. Write a summary of the key points (in Japanese or English) on your blog.

・質問に沿った答えを書き出すこと。
・質問とは関係のないものを書かない。
・読者が読みやすいように文章を分かりやすく書くこと。
・質問を省かない
・文章に誤りがないかよく確認を行う。
・インターネットの翻訳ソフトを使わずに、自分自身の言葉で書く。
・大事な部分は色をつけて読者に分かるようにする


2)　What is the purpose, objective, of a newspaper company?

The purpose of a newspaper company is that to write about the details of things. Readers read a newspaper and get some interesting and new informations. So if there is some untrue informations, readers can't believe what is right and what is wrong. Not all, but some readers may take it on trust...(They believe untrue things) So the newspaper company should tell the truth of things to readers.


3)　What is the purpose, objective, of a television company?

The purpose of a television company is that to show to audience many informations. Everyday audience watch TV, for example, if we want to know what is happening all over the world now, we can watch the news program on the TV and VTR. But sometimes TV broadcasts wrong information. In Japan,one famous health TV program told wrong information to audience to enhance audience ratings. Audience wants to get some profit informations from TV, so the television company should show reliable informations to audience.


4)　What is the purpose, objective of Yahoo! or Google?

The purpose of Yahoo! and Google is that to pick up the information which user wants to get speedy. On the internet we often use search engines. They are very useful but sometimes the engines pick up unnecessary information. If user can't find information which he/she wants to watch or get, it will take long time to find out. So the search engines should give deginite(clear) information and don't pick up unnecessary information.

5)　The purpose of all the above is to make money. That is the purpose of all these businesses. How do they make money? By getting as many readers or viewers (”eyeballs”) as possible. If their purpose is to get as many readers or viewers or “eyeballs” as possible, then what kind of news will they publish? Give 2 or 3 examples. What kind of news will they not publish? Give 2 or 3 examples.

Will publish
・Interesting and specific local news
・Easy to understand for audience and viewers
・The world of entertainment and entertainers

Will not publish
・Deplorable affairs (ex:Politician, Police, Major company)
・Difficult to understand for audience and viewers

6)Find a news article in English that interests you, and write about it on your blog. Write a summary of the article, then your thoughts about it, and any interesting English words or expressions or grammar you learned from reading this.

Democratic pair hold key debate

Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have faced each other in a televised debate days ahead of a string of key primary contests in the White House race.

URL http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7221388.stm

This news is often broadcasted in Japan, too. Hillary and Obama are different, but they have lots of supporters. I want Hillary to win and be the president. I think she's wise and loved by her supporters. And if she wins, she can be the first woman president in United States.