[2022·江苏如皋中学第一次阶段考试]A
Today's journalists face modern challenges. Online media platforms are springing up. And the lowly newspaper and its reporters are fighting money, tech, and distrust issues.
A trustworthy press helps inform people and monitor all levels of government. That is essential to a nation. Yet this useful establishment is growing increasingly unpopular. According to the University of North Carolina（UNC）, newsroom jobs across the country are fewer than half what they were 10 years ago. And on many college campuses, the news about the situation is bleak too.
Take the Syracuse, New York, student-run newspaper TheDailyOrange for example: It isn't daily anymore. The paper prints just three times each week. Next year, TheDiamondback of the University of Maryland will be online only. Half the newspapers that still exist on paper say they don't print as many copies.
Considering the problems in journalism, it's surprising that the enrollment（注册人数） in college journalism programmes is up. TheDailyOrange managing editor Catherine Leffert calls the lay-offs and cutbacks disheartening. “But what keeps me wanting to be a journalist is seeing the effect that TheDailyOrange has,” he says.
But journalism educators wonder, “Are we preparing young people for a dying industry?” Years ago, journalism graduates took low-level reporter jobs at newspapers or television stations. That still happens. But today's jobs more often involve digital editing, social media production, and video streaming. Some universities are taking action. The University of Florida offers a sports media programme. Several schools highlight statistics-driven data journalism.
The news isn't all bad. Journalism professor Kathleen Culver says, “When I look at 18- and 20-year-olds in journalism and see what they want to do, I'm optimistic.” Maddy Arrowood is the student editor of TheDailyTarHeel. She says her experience makes her more interested in a journalism career, not less. Her optimism “comes from knowing that people still need news. They still need information.”
1. What does the underlined word “bleak” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Hopeless. B. Interesting. C. Useless. D. Encouraging.
2. How do some universities respond to today's journalism?
A. They reduce student enrollment.
B. They offer students specialized programmes.
C. They prepare students for low-level reporter jobs.
D. They encourage students to run their own newspaper.
3. Why is Maddy Arrowood mentioned in the last paragraph?
A. To show people's positive attitudes to journalists.
B. To prove the potential of a career in journalism.
C. To show the popularity of TheDailyTarHeel.
D. To prove people's thirst for the latest news.
4. What might be the best title for the text?
A. What Is Journalism? B. What Does a Journalist Do?
C. Does Journalism Have a Future? D. Are Journalists Still Influential Today?
