Useful phrases: Der Zeitungsartikel (the newspaper article)
The article is taken from a
· daily (paper)
· weekly (paper)
· magazine
· monthly (magazine)
· women's magazine
· quality paper
· popular paper.
· scandal sheet
· local paper
| The journalist | wrote | an article about ... |
| The correspondent | edited |
The banner headline makes people curious to read the paper.
• an eye‑catching headline
The headline is printed in large letters.
It catches the reader's eye.
The photo is on the (front) cover.
• The article is printed on the front page.
| The article | is in the literary section. |
| belongs to the column "Miscellaneous". |
.
• The text is a letter to the editor.
• The text is an advertisement / ad(vert).
The left/right column presents the facts/contains the journalist's comment.
• This newspaper article gives information on / about ....
is an analysis of
• The author presents information in an objective way / objectively.
• The journalist gives only facts.
• The reporter informs the reader objectively of /about ....
• The journalist reports the facts objectively.
reports on the events
• He does not give his own opinion.
state his point of view.
The reporter's source of Information is ....
• His Information is subjective.
lacks objectivity.
is (un)reliable.
He does not reveal the identity of his informant.
His Informant does not seem (to be) reliable.
• the author is prejudiced against / in favour of sb.
presents the facts in a tendentious way.
The news is presented in a sensational way.
The reporter uses terms which are intended to create a sensation.
The presentation of the article appeals to the reader's taste for sensations.
Sensationalism is typical of the poplular press.
• A charactistic of good journalistic style is ....
• A typical feature of this newspaper is ...
• The style of this article es characterized by ....
• The journalist comments on ...
makes comments on ...
The comment contains facts as well as the journalist's point of view on ....
• The commentator expresses his personal opinion on / of / about ...
• The aggressive tone of the comment shows in the fact that ....
The editorial offers an analysis of ....
leading article
The editor analyses ....
• The article presents an interview with .... which he / she gave in 1994.
• Mr .... is interviewed by a journalist (of the Daily Mail) about ...
• The reporter encourages him to express his views on / about .... clearly.
• The article is a report on ....
The report glves background Information on / about ...
The article gives an account of last week's events.
a survey of ...
• The report also contains a news summary.
The author presents the events in chronological order.
• The author has a conversation with /to sb about /of ...
• The conversation is about ...
• The author talks with/to sb about/of sth.
• He speaks with /to sb about /of sth.
The article reveals the standpoints of the people taking part in the conversation.
The graph shows a certain development.
diagram
The graph shows that the percentage has risen from ...% to ...% (in ten years).
The statistics on ... show that ...
The statistical data show that ...