英语演讲television news coverage.docx

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英语演讲televisionnewscoverage

英语演讲：

TelevisionNewsCoverage

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IhaveasubjethihIthinkifofgreatimportanetotheAmerianpeople。

TonightIanttodisusstheimportaneofthetelevisionnesmediumtotheAmerianpeople。

Nonationdependsmoreontheintelligentjudgmentofitsitizens。

Nomediumhasamoreprofoundinflueneoverpubliopinion。

Nohereinoursstemaretherefeerheksonvastpoer。

So，nohereshouldtherebemoreonsientiousresponsibilitexerisedthanbthenesmedia。

Thequestionis，"Areedemandingenoughofourtelevisionnespresentations?

""Andarethemenofthismediumdemandingenoughofthemselves?

"Mondanightaeekago，PresidentNixondeliveredthemostimportantaddressofhisAdministration，oneofthemostimportantofourdeade。

HissubjetasVietnam。

Mhope，ashisatthattime，astoralltheAmerianpeopletoseetheonflitthroughtoalastingandjustpeaeinthePaifi。

For32minutes，hereasonedithanationthathassufferedalmostathirdofamillionasualtiesinthelongestarinitshistor。

WhenthePresidentpletedhisaddress--anaddress，inidentall，thathespenteeksinthepreparationof--hisordsandpoliieseresubjetedtoinstantanalsisandquerulousritiism。

Theaudieneof70millionAmeriansgatheredtohearthePresidentoftheUnitedStatesasinheritedbasmallbandofnetorkmentatorsandself-appointedanalsts，themajoritofhomexpressedinoneaoranothertheirhostilittohathehadtosa。

Itasobviousthattheirmindseremadeupinadvane。

ThosehoreallthefumblingandgropingthatfolloedPresidentJohnson’sdramatidislosureofhisintentionnottoseekanothertermhaveseenthesemeninagenuinestateofnonpreparedness。

Thisasnotit。

OnementatortieontraditedthePresident’sstatementabouttheexhangeoforrespondeneithHoChiMinh。

AnotherhallengedthePresident’sabilitiesasapolitiian。

AthirdassertedthatthePresidentasfolloingaPentagonline。

Others，btheexpressionsontheirfaes，thetoneoftheirquestions，andthesarasmoftheirresponses，madeleartheirsharpdisapproval。

ToguaranteeinadvanethatthePresident’spleafornationalunitouldbehallenged，onenetorktrottedoutAverellHarrimanfortheoasion。

ThroughoutthePresident'saddress，heaitedintheings。

WhenthePresidentonluded，Mr。

Harrimanreitedperfetl。

HeattakedtheThieuGovernmentasunrepresentative;heritiizedthePresident’sspeehforvariousdefiienies;hetieissuedaalltotheSenateForeignRelationsCommitteetodebateVietnamoneagain;hestatedhisbeliefthattheVietongorNorthVietnamesedidnotreallantmilitartake-overofSouthVietnam;andhetoldalittleanedoteabouta“ver，verresponsible”fellohehadmetintheNorthVietnamesedelegation。

Allinall，Mr。

HarrisonofferedabroadrangeofgratuitousadviehallengingandontraditingthepoliiesoutlinedbthePresidentoftheUnitedStates。

WherethePresidenthadissuedaallforunit，Mr。

Harrimanasenouragingtheountrnottolistentohim。

AordaboutMr。

Harriman。

For10monthsheasAmeria’shiefnegotiatorattheParispeaetalks--aperiodinhihtheUnitedStatessappedsomeofthegreatestmilitaronessionsinthehistorofarfareforanenemagreementontheshapeofthebargainingtable。

LikeColeridge’sAnientMariner，Mr。

Harrimanseemstobeundersomeheavpulsiontojustifhisfailurestoanonehoilllisten。

Andthenetorkshaveshonthemselvesillingtogivehimalltheairtimehedesires。

NoeverAmerianhasarighttodisagreeiththePresidentoftheUnitedStatesandtoexpresspublilthatdisagreement。

ButthePresidentoftheUnitedStateshasarighttomuniatediretliththepeoplehoeletedhim，andthepeopleofthisountrhavetherighttomakeuptheironmindsandformtheironopinionsaboutaPresidentialaddressithouthavingaPresident’sordsandthoughtsharaterizedthroughtheprejudiesofhostileritisbeforetheanevenbedigested。

WhenWinstonChurhillralliedpubliopiniontostatheourseagainstHitler’sGerman，hedidn’thavetoontendithagaggleofmentatorsraisingdoubtsabouthetherheasreadingpubliopinionright，orhetherBritainhadthestaminatoseethearthrough。

WhenPresidentKennedralliedthenationintheCubanmissilerisis，hisaddresstothepeopleasnotheedoverbaroundtableofritishodisparagedtheourseofationhe’daskedAmeriatofollo。

ThepurposeofmremarkstonightistofousourattentiononthislittlegroupofmenhonotonlenjoarightofinstantrebuttaltoeverPresidentialaddress，but，moreimportantl，ieldafreehandinseleting，presenting，andinterpretingthegreatissuesinournation。

First，let’sdefinethatpoer。

Atleast40millionAmeriansevernight，it’sestimated，aththenetorknes。

SevenmillionofthemvieA。

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B。

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andC。

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AordingtoHarrispollsandotherstudies，formillionsofAmeriansthenetorksarethesolesoureofnationalandorldnes。

InWillRoger’sobservation，hatoukneashatoureadinthenespaper。

TodaforgroingmillionsofAmerians，it’shattheseeandhearontheirtelevisionsets。

Nohoisthisnetorknesdetermined?

Asmallgroupofmen，numberingperhapsnomorethanadozenanhormen，mentators，andexeutiveproduers，settleuponthe20minutesorsooffilmandmentarthat’storeahthepubli。

Thisseletionismadefromthe90to0minutesthatmabeavailable。

Theirpoersofhoiearebroad。

Thedeidehat40to50millionAmeriansilllearnoftheda’seventsinthenationandintheorld。

Weannotmeasurethispoerandinfluenebthetraditionaldemoratistandards，forthesemenanreatenationalissuesovernight。

Theanmakeorbreakbtheiroverageandmentaramoratoriumonthear。

Theanelevatemenfromobsurittonationalpromineneithinaeek。

Theanreardsomepolitiiansithnationalexposureandignoreothers。

FormillionsofAmeriansthenetorkreporterhooversaontinuingissue--liketheABMorivilrights--bees，ineffet，thepresidingjudgeinanationaltrialbjur。

Itmustbereognizedthatthenetorkshavemadeimportantontributionstothenationalknoledge--throughnes，doumentaries，andspeials。

Thehaveoftenusedtheirpoeronstrutivelandreativelto**kenthepublionsienetoritialproblems。

Thenetorksmadehungerandblaklungdiseasenationalissuesovernight。

TheTVnetorkshavedonehatnoothermediumouldhavedoneintermsofdramatizingthehorrorsofar。

Thenetorkshavetakledourmostdiffiultsoialproblemsithadiretnessandanimmediathat’sthegiftoftheirmedium。

Thefousthenation’sattentiononitsenvironmentalabuses--onpollutionintheGreatLakesandthethreatenedeologoftheEverglades。

ButitasalsothenetorksthatelevatedStokelCarmihaelandGeorgeLinolnRokellfromobsurittonationalprominene。

Noristheirpoeronfinedtothesubstantive。

Araisedeebro，aninfletionofthevoie，aaustiremarkdroppedinthemiddleofabroadastanraisedoubtsinamillionmindsabouttheveraitofapublioffiialortheisdomofaGovernmentpoli。

OneFederalCommuniationsCommissioneronsidersthepoersofthenetorksequaltothatofloal，state，andFederalGovernmentsallbined。

CertainlitrepresentsaonentrationofpoeroverAmerianpubliopinionunknoninhistor。

NohatdoAmeriansknoofthemenhoieldthispoer?

Ofthemenhoprodueanddiretthenetorknes，thenationknospratiallnothing。

Ofthementators，mostAmeriansknolittleotherthanthattherefletanurbaneandassuredpreseneseeminglell-informedoneverimportantmatter。

WedoknothattoamanthesementatorsandproduersliveandorkinthegeographialandintelletualonfinesofWashington，D。

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，orNeYorkCit，thelatterofhihJamesRestontermsthemostunrepresentativemunitintheentireUnitedStates。

Bothmunitiesbaskintheironprovinialism，theironparohialism。

Weandeduethatthesemenreadthesamenespapers。

Thedratheirpolitialandsoialviesfromthesamesoures。

Worse，thetalkonstantltooneanother，therebprovidingartifiialreinforementtotheirsharedviepoints。

Dotheallotheirbiasestoinfluenetheseletionandpresentationofthenes?

DavidBrinklestatesobjetivitisimpossibletonormalhumanbehavior。

Rather，hesas，eshouldstriveforfairness。

Anotheranhormanonanetorknesshoontends，andIe:

“Youan’texpungeallourprivateonvitionsjustbeauseousitinaseatlikethisandaamerastartstostareatou。

Ithinkourprogramhastoreflethatourbasifeelingsare。

I’llpleadguilttothat。

”Lessthanaeekbeforethe68eletion，thissamementatorhargedthatPresidentNixon’sampaignmitmentserenomoredurablethanampaignballoons。

Helaimedthat，ereitnotforthefearofhostilereation，RihardNixonouldbegivinginto，andIehimexatl，“hisnaturalinstinttosmashtheenemithaluborgoafterhimithameataxe。

”Hadthisslanderbeenmadebonepolitialandidateaboutanother，itouldhavebeendismissedbmostmentatorsasapartisanattak。

Butthisattakemanatedfromtheprivilegedsantuarofanetorkstudioandthereforehadtheapparentdignitofanobjetivestatement。

TheAmerianpeopleouldrightlnottoleratethisonentrationofpoerinGovernment。

Isitnotfairandrelevanttoquestionitsonentrationinthehandsofatin，enlosedfraternitofprivilegedmeneletedbnooneandenjoingamonopolsantionedandliensedbGovernment?

Theviesofthemajoritofthisfraternitdonot--andIrepeat，not--representtheviesofAmeria。

ThatishsuhagreatgulfexistedbeteenhothenationreeivedthePresident’saddressandhothenetorksrevieedit。

NotonldidtheountrreeivethePresident’sspeehmorearmlthanthenetorks，butsoalsod