VOA标准英语2011--Brief Singular Life Inspires Creative Activists

Brief Singular Life Inspires Creative Activists Artist, activist and photojournalist Dan Eldon lived a short, yet full, life expressing himself through photos, drawings and journals. He died almost two decades ago, at age 22, covering a story he beli

VOA标准英语2011--Tabloid to Close as British Hacking Scan

Tabloid to Close as British Hacking Scandal Widens The News of the World phone-hacking scandal in Britain has claimed its latest victim - the newspaper itself. News International, the parent company of the newspaper owned by media mogul Rupert Murdoc

VOA标准英语2011--Pioneering Reporter Helped Change Face o

Pioneering Reporter Helped Change Face of US TV News Through the first half of the 20th century, as television became a fixture in U.S. homes, the reporters Americans saw on TV were white, and almost all men. That began to change in the 1960s. Africa

Rondi Charleston Tests Uncharted Territory on Latest Album

Rondi Charleston comes from a long line of singers and songwriters, dating back to her great-grandmother toiling on the Great Plains in the 1800s. Rondi's musical influences come together on her latest album, Who Knows Where The Time Goes. Like the r

VOA标准英语2010年-Media Watchdog Condemns Ugandan Paper

A Ugandan media watchdog is condemning a local newspaper, which published a story that featured the names, photographs, and contact details of 100 alleged homosexuals and called for them to be hanged. The executive secretary of the country's Independ

VOA标准英语2010年-Scientists Advocate Technology's Role

Scientists from more than a dozen West African countries discuss how technology can help meet Millennium Development Goals. World Leaders are gathering in New York this week to discuss the United Nations Millennium Development Goals - a set of object

2007年VOA标准英语-Widow of Former US President Lyndon Johnson Die

By Scott Herron Ken Schwartz Washington 12 July 2007 A former first lady of the United States -- Lady Bird Johnson -- has died. She was 94. A family spokeswoman says the widow of President Lyndon B. Johnson died Wednesday at her home in Austin, Texas

美国国家公共电台 NPR Floating Away Your Anxiety And Stress

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: But if you'd rather unplug completely, there's another option. It's called float therapy, and it's pretty much what it sounds like. You float your anxieties away in a pool. Sounds nice, but is there any evidence that it works? Jo

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tom Wolfe, Author Of 'Bonfire Of The Vanities,' Dies At 88

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Tom Wolfe created unforgettable stories about test pilots and hippies, bikers and the lost denizens of Wall Street. He wrote best sellers like The Right Stuff and Bonfire Of The Vanities. We have learned this morning that Tom Wol

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Dollar General Is Transforming Rural America

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Now we have a story of a brick-and-mortar retailer that is succeeding. The Internet is hammering many, of course, but with some exceptions, independent bookstores have seen growing sales. And then there's Dollar General, thriving

美国国家公共电台 NPR The CIA Introduces Gina Haspel After Her Long Career Undercover

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The nominee to replace Mike Pompeo is his deputy, Gina Haspel. She worked undercover for three decades in some of the CIA's most challenging jobs, but critics are focused on her role in the CIA's waterboarding campaign. In response

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Shining City' Is Packed With Timely Thrills

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: At a time when much of the country says that it hates Washington, D.C., politics, power brokers, spin doctors and compromise, not to mention the press, the executive director of the American Press Institute has written a novel that

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Good Girls Revolt' Takes On Gender Bias In The Newsroom

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美国国家公共电台 NPR At 'Washington Post,' Tech Is Increasingly Boosting Financial Performance

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The mainstay of The Washington Post has been journalism, breaking news and award-winning stories. But since Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos bought it three years ago the paper's approach to business and technology has also attracted attent

2016年CRI Xiamen University Malaysia Welcomes First Batch of Students

Xiamen University was founded by a Malaysian-Chinese business tycoon, Tan Kah Kee, in 1921. It's now one of the top universities in China, ranking 37th in Asia, and 275th in the 2016 Best Global Universities Rankings published by U.S. News. It's orig

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【课堂热身】 首先，let's warm up。我们先来做个热身。在第20课的第一讲中我们知道了一个地道的表述电视迷的表述法是a couch potato。之所以用a couch potato来表述一有时间就泡在电视前其它什么事

VOA标准英语2012--Citizens' Access to Information Limited in Many Countries

Citizens' Access to Information Limited in Many Countries Everyone wants access to unlimited and unobstructed information but not everyone gets it. Seeking and receiving information is a fundamental human right, stresses Joel Simon, Executive Directo

VOA标准英语2011--Apple's Key to Success: Turning Tech int

Apple's Key to Success: Turning Tech into Lifestyle From communications to entertainment, Apple products have profoundly changed the way people around the world obtain information and use technology. The man that led Apple through its evolution was S

美国国家公共电台 NPR How Small Town Papers Have Kept Community Trust

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There's been a lot of talk lately about restoring trust in American journalism. Iowa Public Radio's Clay Masters reports that mainstream media could maybe learn from small-town newspapers about being authentic and winning trust. CL

VOA双语新闻：津官方媒体指责总理擅自出版册子

Zimbabwe's state media is accusing Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai of flouting cabinet rules because he published a pamphlet about his ongoing visit to western countries without cabinet permission. President Robert Mugabe's office says the legality