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Unit 26 Media Coverage463 媒体报道 大众传媒已经成为现代生活不可或缺的一部分。但他们真的可信吗？他们能给我们提供的内容到底有多少是真实的和客观的？我们是否只能成为坐在屏幕前接受欺骗的无助的目标观众？ What do we expect from those stalwart(坚定的) people

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The inspector general at the Justice Department says a top aide to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales used political considerations in screening candidates for employment at the agency in violation of federal law. VOA's Deborah Tate reports fr

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VOA标准英语2012--Ghana Politicians Using Social Media to Reach Out to Voters

Ghana Politicians Using Social Media to Reach Out to Voters Only an estimated four percent of the people in Ghana use the internet. But the sector has immense potential for growth and tremendous mass appeal, especially among young people in urban are

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By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, DC 20 March 2006 watch Prejudice report More Americans are expressing unfavorable views about Islam. A recent public opinion poll shows 25 percent of Americans now sa

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1.President Barack Obama said the Internal Revenue Service should never be perceived as anything less than neutral. Speaking from the White House Monday, Obama said he will not tolerate political bias at the IRS and promised to get to the bottom. But

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By Jordan Davis Dakar 17 February 2007 With a little over one week before Senegal's presidential elections, candidates are working hard to win over voters. Though some have called into question the fairness of traditional media outlets, candidates a

VOA标准英语2012--Iranian-American Rapper Shatters Stereotypes

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By Peta Thornycroft Southern Africa 13 March 2008 The Zimbabwe state media has been accused of bias in favor of the ruling ZANU-PF party by media monitors observing the run up to national elections on March 29. And as Peta Thornycroft reports, monito

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每日一词【1039】hard-wired：天生的

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