There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the “standard templates” of the newsroom seem alien to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. Then residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions..
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新聞記者和讀者之間存在著社會和文化方面的脫節(jié),這幫助解釋了為什么新聞編輯室里的“標準模式”似乎與眾多讀者的意趣相反。在最近的一次問卷調(diào)查中,問卷被送到了全國五個中型城市和一座大城市的記者手中。然后隨機地給這些城市的居民打電話,問他們同樣的問題。