No More Sensational News|耸动新闻别再来

No More Sensational News

耸动新闻别再来

提示

　　近来，各家媒体争相报导一些耸动的新闻，使得原本单纯的新闻传达产生了不少乱象，因此如何针对此状况加以防治便成了有关单位刻不容缓的课题。请以 "No More Sensational News" 为题，写一篇文长至少 120 个单词（words）的文章，表达媒体乱象的严重性。文分两段，第一段点出近来有哪些耸动的新闻及其造成的影响，第二段则列举如何改善及防止媒体乱象的方法。

审题

众所周知，媒体对人们的影响力相当大，若媒体本身不够自律，势必会带来许多乱象。因此，不论是有关单位、媒体本身或是观众，都应为改善媒体乱象尽一份心力。

根据提示，可知本篇作文是论说文。论说文的目的就是要说服读者接受自己的观点或看法。基本上，这种写法是要『晓之以理』而非『动之以情』。其要点如下：

1.   『论点』需站得住脚，否则很难说服读者。

2.   『论证』宜讲求方法，合乎逻辑。

3.   『论据』要真实可靠，不可似是而非或无中生有。

动动脑（Brainstorming）

第一段：媒体充斥了耸动性的新闻。

•    媒体报导李宗瑞（Justin Lee）性侵事件带来的乱象。

•    媒体报导低薪资现象带来的影响。

第二段：列举如何改善及防止媒体乱象的方法。

•    媒体必须要自律来改善目前的乱象。

•    政府应该制定法律来防止媒体乱象继续扩张。

利用 2 W (What, Why) + 1 H (How)

第一段 • What sensational news has been in the media recently?

• How does sensational news influence people?

第二段 • Why should the media reduce sensationalism?

• What is the solution to ending sensationalism?

结论句 The government must make laws to stop the media from

sensationalizing the news so much.

大纲

主题句：   There has been a lot of sensational news in the media lately.

a.   A good example of this is the case of Justin Lee.

b.   The media seems to love this story and has often reported on it.

c.   Another example involves stories about the low salaries that young people in Taiwan receive.

d.   Through constant repetition, the media harms society by worrying and upsetting readers and viewers.

发展句：   I think that sensationalism in the media needs to be reduced for the sake of the general public.

a.   We could ask the media to try to control itself, but I don't believe that will work.

b.   Even if a portion of the media improved, the rest would continue to show a lot of sensational news.

c.   In my opinion, there is only one real solution.

结论句：   The government must make laws to stop the media from sensationalizing the news so much.

范文

　　There has been a lot of sensational news in the media lately. A good example of this is the Justin Lee case. Lee was arrested for raping many women after he had drugged them. The media seems to love this story and has often reported on it. Another example involves stories about the low salaries that young people in Taiwan receive. Repeating the story harms society by worrying and upsetting people.

　　Sensationalism in the media needs to be reduced for the sake of the general public. We could ask the media to try to control itself, but I doubt it would be effective. Even if part of the media improved, the remainder would continue to show sensational news. For me, there is only one real solution. The government must make laws to stop the media from sensationalizing the news so much.

　　最近媒体上有许多耸动性的新闻。李宗瑞事件就是一个很好的例子。李宗瑞由于对多名女子下药后加以性侵而遭逮捕。媒体似乎对这个事件情有独钟而经常报导。另一个例子是台湾年轻人薪资过低的事件。此一事件不断重复被报导，导致了人民的担忧和沮丧，进而对社会造成伤害。

　　为了顾及一般大众，媒体哗众取宠的情形必须要减少。我们可以要求媒体试着做到自律，但我怀疑那会不会有效果。即使部分媒体有所改善，但剩下的媒体仍会继续播出耸动性的新闻。就我而言，只有一个真正的解决方案。政府必须制定法律来阻止媒体播放过多这类的新闻。

进阶范文

　　It seems that the media is only full of sensational news these days. For example, we often read about how Justin Lee drugged and raped many women, many of whom were celebrities. Other sensational news that has constantly been on TV and in newspapers recently concerns low wages for young people. Not only do news outlets hype up this issue, but they find any way they can to make people feel bad about it. Basically the media ends up exerting a negative influence on the general public.

　　Something needs to be done to help prevent the media from sensationalizing the news. If you ask me, allowing news organizations to regulate themselves would be futile because they have already proven themselves to be incapable of restraint. Therefore, I believe the government needs to step in to monitor the media. The only way to ensure the news media acts responsibly is to make sure there are regulations in place.

　　最近，媒体上似乎只有充斥着耸动性的新闻。举例来说，我们经常看到李宗瑞是如何下药并性侵许多女子，其中有许多是名人。其他最近不断出现在电视及报纸中的耸动性新闻是有关年轻人薪资过低的现象。新闻台除了大肆报导这个事件，还用尽方法让人们觉得不舒服。基本上，最后的结果就是媒体对一般大众产生了负面的影响。

　　有关单位必须有所作为来帮忙阻止媒体播放这些哗众取宠的新闻。如果你问我的意见，我认为让媒体自我管理是没有用的，因为事实证明媒体根本没有自制的能力。因此，我认为政府必须介入来监督媒体。要确保媒体有尽到该负的责任，唯一的方法就是要订定适当的规范。