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国际媒体(globalmedia)般掌握在少数几个有实力的机构手中(inthehandsofafew,large,powerfulorganizations);
有了媒体的宣传(propaganda)后,西方文化成了主流(domineeringforce),大规模的、有吸引力的广告(massseductiveadvertising)唤起了落后地区人们对物质新的向往(createfreshdesires),经济联系增强(strongeconomicties),西方产品取代了本地产品,使人们更加向往西方的文化;
文化开始融合在一起(mingle),人们被新的价值观所围绕(bombardedwithnewvalues),对自己的文化失去信心和自豪感(confidenceandpride),拒绝接受自己的文化传统(rejectionoftheirculturalheritage)转而接受西方的文化习惯(adoptionofWesternculturalpractices);
西方媒体削弱了民族的特征(ethnicidentity)和社会的凝聚力(socialcohesion);
因为担心失去观众(alossofviewers),当地的电视台也开始播放西方的电视节目(televisionshows),国际媒体的普遍会降低世界文化的品质和多样性(degradethequalityanddiversityofworldculture);
文化被商业化(commercialized),些文化产品(culturalgoods),如音乐、服装,都变成了商品(commoditiesinthemarketplace)。
因此,即便一些文化在世界其他地方传播,它原来的性质(authenticity)已经丧失。
媒体信息一致的优点:
国家之间的频繁交往会促进文化之间的交流。
因此,相互了解和相互认同的可能性(likelihoodofmutualunderstandingandmutualacceptance)就会增加,这是顺应全球化的趋势;
未必一定放弃传统观念(notnecessarilyleadtotheabolitionoftraditionalvalues),事实上媒体可以起到宣传和稳固传统文化的作用;
主流媒体一般都会反应文化多元性(Thedominantmediareflectculturaldiversity.);
些外国节目其实促进了文化多元性(Mostforeignprogrammingispromotingculturaldiversity.),适应了当地的条件(adapttolocalconditions),注意到了当地文化的敏感性(awareofculturalsensitivity).自我调节来适应市场(exerciseself-censorshiptosuitthemarket:
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范文范文Asinternationalmediacompaniesexpandacrosstheworld,thegrowingpopularityanduniformityofsomemediaprograms(suchasTVshows,movies,fashionshows)iscausingworldwideconcern.Manypeoplehavestrongviewstowardthistrend.Inmyopinion,internationalmediaiscloselylinkedtoculturalglobalizationandculturalhomogeneity.ThedominanceofinternationalmediaisasignofWesternculturalimperialismandhasthepotentialtothwartculturaldiversity.Itisnotasecretthatinternationalmediaisownedandoperatedbyahandfulofgiantcorporations,suchasTimeWarner.Theycontrollargesectorsofthemediamarketandplacenationalmediacompaniesatrisk.Thecontractioninthenumberofmediaownerswillcauseaproportionalreduction,inthevarietyofprogramsbroadcasted.Forexample,painting,musicandmoviesaccessibleinthemediahaveasmallnumberofgenres,imposingrestraintsononesknowledgeofartworksofdifferentculturalbackgrounds.Inadditiontoseizingcontroloverthosecreativeindustries,globalentertainmentcompaniesaffectculturaldiversitybyreshapingtheperceptions,beliefsandnormsofordinarycitizensindifferentcountries.MostoftheculturalvaluesandidealspromotedbytheleadingmainstreammediaareofAmericanorigin.Americanculturevaluesindividuality,maximizationofonesbenefitsandmaterialwealth,ratherthancommunallifeandfamilysolidarity,thevaluesandnormspreviouslytreasuredinmanyAsiancountries.Unfortunately,manyAsianpeoplenowimitateAmericanpeople,causingthealterationoftheirperceptionsoffamily.ThisradicalchangecanbeattributedtothosemoviesandTVprogramsthatportraythesuccessofAmericanindividualsorcorporations.2Thelossofmediadiversityisalsoresponsibleforpeoplesnarrowsenseofwaysoflife.TherulingclassofmanycountriesspeaksEnglish,favorsWesternfood,wearsWestern-stylejacketsandevenprefersWesternweddings.YoungpeoplearecaptivatedbyAmericanbasketballandsomeevendaubingthenamesofNBAstarsontheirschoolsweatsuits.AllthesetransformationsinlifearetheresultoftheaudiencesexposuretoHollywoodmovies,TVshowsandsportsreports.Thelossofmediadiversitywillleadtodegradationofcultureandtoaminimizationofculturaldiversity.Itisaworryingtrend,aspeopleneedculturaldiversitytopreserveandpassontheirvaluableheritagetofuturegenerations,includinglifestyle.Asshownabove,internationalmedia,controlledbyahandfuloftransnationalmediacorporations,isexportingWesterncultureworldwideandputtingmanyindigenousculturesattheriskofextinction.Theuniformityofmediaprogramshasledtothatofartworks,normsandwaysoflifewhereverinternationalmediagoes.近义词表近义词表1.dominance=domination=power:
统治,力量2.sign=symbol=mark=signal=indication:
标志,象征3.thwart=prevent=spoil=ruin:
阻止,破坏4.ahandfulof=asmallnumberof:
少数的5.contraction-reduction:
减少6.proportional=relative:
相对的,成比例的7.perception=view=opinion:
看法8.ideal=value=belief=principle:
观点,观念;
标准9.solidarity=unity=harmony=cohesion:
团结10.becaptivatedby=beobsessedwith=bepassionateabout=beaddictedto=bekeenon=beenthusiasticabout:
被所吸引11.passon=give=impart=convey:
传递,灌输Topic2:
Increasingtravelsbetweencountriesenablepeopletolearndifferentculturesortoincreasetensionbetweenpeoplefromdifferentcountries?
外来人口的增加有利于文化的交流:
游客或者移民都具备