Abstract

This essay is a comparative study between The New York Times and The Times of Israel towards their news reporting on China’s Belt and Road Initiatives. First it makes the two different standpoints clear and then it analyzes the writing skills adopted and how they influence readers through a survey. It stress on the titles, use of conjunctions, diagrams, repetition and substitution,examples selected, and sarcasm. The study results can help we mirror their successful ways in order to get more speaking right.

Key words: news discourse; The Belt and Road Initiatives; writing skills

Contents

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction-1

1.1 Background Information-1

1.1.1 Historical Background-1

1.1.2 The Background of The Study of News Discourse-1

1.1.3 The international relationships-1

    1.1.4 Overseas and Domestic Research Status and Development Tendency-2

1.2 Research Methods-2

1.2.1 Document Retrieval-2

1.2.2 Text Categorization-2

1.2.3 Comparative Approach-2

        1.2.4 Statistical Analysis Method-2

        1.2.4 Statistical Analysis Method-2

1.2.5 Analysis of Induction-2

2. Literature Review-3

2.1 The Definition of News Discourse-3

2.2 The Improvement of The Study-3

2.3 Theory about News Discourse-4

3. The Investigative Survey-5

3.1 Study Contents-5

3.2 The Investigative Study Designing-6

3.3 The Designing of The Questionnaire-7

3.4 The Results of The Investigative Survey-7

3.5 The Analysis of The Investigative Survey-8

3.5.1 Question 1-8

3.5.2 Question 2-8

3.5.3 Question 3-9

3.5.4 Question 4-10

3.5 .5 Question 5-11

4. Conclusion-12

5.Significance -13

References-14

Appendix1-15

Appendix2-16

Appendix3-19

Appendix4-21