英语新词：网络时代的“公民新闻”

 　　Civic¹ journalism² (also known as public journalism) is the idea of integrating journalism into the democratic process. The media not only informs the public, but it also works towards engaging citizens and creating public debate.

　　公民新闻也称为公众新闻，其理念在于将新闻工作融入民主化进程。媒体不仅要将新闻报道呈现给公众，还要促进民众的融合，并促成公众讨论。

　　The civic journalism movement is an attempt to abandon the notion that journalists and their audiences are spectators in political and social processes. In its place, the civic journalism movement seeks to treat readers and community members as participants.

　　公民新闻运动尝试抛弃新闻记者及其受众是政治和社会进程旁观者的想法。站在这一角度，公民新闻运动寻求将读者和社区群众视为参与者。

　　Civic journalism is a journalism model that solicits³ increased citizen feedback and then uses this feedback to attempt to frame public debate in ways that are reflective of people’s concerns.

　　按照公民新闻的媒体模式，媒体寻求得到更多的公众反馈，随后使用这些反馈促成公众讨论，反应出民众的关注。

　　There are many variations to civic journalism and numerous critics. But the idea is to encourage reporters to spend more time talking to citizens and less time gazing through the same lens as pols, elites⁴ and spin doctors.

　　公民新闻有诸多变化形式，也有很多质疑。但其核心理念在于鼓励记者花更多时间与民众沟通，而不总是与政客、精英、和“政治化妆师”持同样观点。

1 civic   

adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的

参考例句：

• I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
• The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。

2 journalism   

n.新闻工作，报业

参考例句：

• He's a teacher but he does some journalism on the side.他是教师，可还兼职做一些新闻工作。
• He had an aptitude for journalism.他有从事新闻工作的才能。

3 solicits   

恳请

参考例句：

• They were planning to solicit funds from a number of organizations. 他们正计划向一些机构募集资金。
• May I solicit your advice on a matter of some importance? 我有一件要事可以请教你吗？ 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 elites   

精华( elite的名词复数 )； 精锐； 上层集团； （统称）掌权人物

参考例句：

• The elites are by their nature a factor contributing to underdevelopment. 这些上层人物天生是助长欠发达的因素。
• Elites always detest gifted and nimble outsiders. 社会名流对天赋聪明、多才多艺的局外人一向嫌恶。