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，本书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 OneThe Front Page
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡKey Parts of the Front Page
ⅢHow to Read the Front Page
Exercises
Chapter TwoNewspaper Headlines
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡLanguage Features of Newspaper Headlines
ⅢUnderstanding Headlines with the Help of Background Knowledge
Exercises
Chpter ThreeThe Newspaper Lead
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡDifferent Types of Newspaper Leads
ⅢUnderstanding Newspaper Leads
Exercises
Chapter FourThe Body of the News Story
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡHow to Anticipate What a Story Contains
ⅢHow to Read a Typical News Story
ⅣRecognizing Information Introduced Earlier in the Story
Exercises
Chapter FiveUnderstanding New Words
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡWays to Understand New Words
Exercises
Chapter SixReading a News Story Critically
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡJudging the Sources
ⅡJudging the Story
Exercises
Chapter SevenThe Feature Story
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡDifferent Kinds of Feature Stories
Exercises
Chapter EightOpinion Writing
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡReviews
ⅢColumns
ⅣEditorials
ⅤLetters to the Editor
Exercises
Chapter NineSports
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡIndividual Sports Events Specified
Exercises
Chapter TenAdvertising
ⅠIntroduction
ⅡLanguage Characteristics of Advertising
ⅢOther 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