本书系统地介绍了新闻英语的各种有关知识（如标题、导语、特写、社论、广告、体育新闻等等的特点），而且还教给读者许多有用的阅读技巧，此外，还对英美新闻记者通过表面上客观公正的新闻报道来表达自己主观看法的种种巧妙手法，都作了详尽分析。本书不但是一部指导青年学习阅读英美报刊的教科书，而且也是一部用马克思主义的立场、观点和方法研究美英记者写作特点的学术性专著。

Chapter One The Front Page

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Key Parts of the Front Page

 Ⅲ How to Read the Front Page

 Exercises

Chapter Two Newspaper Headlines

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Language Features of Newspaper Headlines

 Ⅲ Understanding Headlines with the Help of Background Knowledge

 Exercises

Chpter Three The Newspaper Lead

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Different Types of Newspaper Leads

 Ⅲ Understanding Newspaper Leads

 Exercises

Chapter Four The Body of the News Story

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ How to Anticipate What a Story Contains

 Ⅲ How to Read a Typical News Story

 Ⅳ Recognizing Information Introduced Earlier in the Story

 Exercises

Chapter Five Understanding New Words

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Ways to Understand New Words

 Exercises

Chapter Six Reading a News Story Critically

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Judging the Sources

 Ⅱ Judging the Story

 Exercises

Chapter Seven The Feature Story

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Different Kinds of Feature Stories

 Exercises

Chapter Eight Opinion Writing

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Reviews

 Ⅲ Columns

 Ⅳ Editorials

 Ⅴ Letters to the Editor

 Exercises

Chapter Nine Sports

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Individual Sports Events Specified

 Exercises

Chapter Ten Advertising

 Ⅰ Introduction

 Ⅱ Language Characteristics of Advertising

 Ⅲ Other Characteristics of Advertising

 Exercises

Appendixes

 Names of Major American and British News Agencies and Broadcasting Stations

 Names of Major Newspapers and Magazines of Britain, the United States and Other English-speaking Countries

 Abbreviations of the Names of Organizations Frequently Seen in English Language Newspapers

 Special Words and Expressions of Sports Events

Bibliography