Answer the following questions about the text:
How many years has the author worked in journalism? Why doesn't he write about the advantages and disadvantages of other professions?
What's
his opinion of the job of a journalist?
What does he consider the most fascinating aspect of a journalist's job?
Reassemble the phrases given below in the correct order (consult the part of the text where the author describes how the newspaper is being produced):
page-proofs begin to appear
another paper is on the streets
sub-editors assess the value of stories
news comes into the office through teletype machines
the presses are rolling
copies are sent to the composing room
reporters cover assignments
11. A) Read the text without a dictionary. Sum it up in two sentences. Learn the meaning of the words given below:
subject matter содержание
column постоянный отдел (раздел, рубрика, колонка)
The review of books for the Press, and for the newer media of the radio and television, has a number of functions to perform. The relative importance of these functions will always remain a matter of debate on which there can, perhaps, be no final judgement.