Interview
How do you feel if you could rewind the clock some years ago? Well, yesterday I interviewed Mr. Branagh, a psychologist in Harvard and learned his provocative experiment in which people feel as if their body clock has turned back to their young age because of the special surroundings Branagh offered.
I recorded all the details about the interview. (J=Journalist, B= Branagh)
J: Mr. Branagh, how do you do this experiment?
B: Well, the experiment took place in an isolated old England hotel, which had been retrofitted to like what it was like 20 years ago. Then, a group of men----in their 70s----were told not to reminisce about the past, but to actually act as if they had traveled back to 20 years before. Also, we have a control group for comparison.
J: That’s interesting! What’s the purpose of this experiment? B: Uh, I want to see if changing the men’s mindset about their own age could lead to actual changes in health and fitness. J: So, what did you find in the experiment?
B: Oh, the findings were stunning. Two weeks later, the men in the experimental group had more joint flexibility, increased dexterity and less arthritis in their legs comparing to the control group. What’s more,
their mental sensibility had risen measurably, and they had improved posture. I n other words, the aging process had been reversed in some degree. When I showed the outsiders the men’s pictures, they judged them to be obviously younger than the controls. The result is so exciting. J: Wow, this reminds me of what I saw in a book about psychology. It says that we are all victims of our own stereotypes about aging and health. We mindlessly accept negative cues about disease and old age, and these cues shape our self-concepts and our behavior. Do you think so?
B: Yes, although we are sure to encounter illness, bad moods or a stiff back, we can try to embrace uncertainty and understand that the way we feel today may or may not connect to the way we will feel tomorrow.
J: I think what you said just now would inspire a lot of people, Thank you so much.
B: You are welcome.
第二篇：国际英语新闻采访报道
浸大传理学院新闻系在香港业界享有盛誉?其新闻课程首办于19xx年, 一直是大学最知名的学科之一；授课教师在国际媒体业界或大学教学、学术研究方面均具有丰富经验,多年来为业界培养了众多杰出人才。
新闻系之国际新闻硕士课程设有两个专业方向：国际新闻 （International Journalism）和财经新闻(Business and Finance Journalism),提供高水平研究生教学, 并侧重探讨香港和中国大陆在内的东亚及东南亚地区国际新闻及财经新闻的发展与变化,旨在为在职的新闻记者或准备进入新闻界,尤其是渴望在国际新闻和财经新闻领域发展的学员奠定良好的专业基础.
现时,课程拥有一支实力雄厚的国际顾问及兼职教师队伍, 人员包括: 凤凰卫视新闻总监闾丘露薇、英国金融时报中文网主编张力奋博士、前《财经》杂志主编胡舒立前南华早报总编辑刘志权、时代杂志亚洲版高级编辑Mr. Zoher ADOOLCARIM、纽约时报香港分社社长Mr. Keith Bradsher、法新社亚太分社社长Mr. Eric Wishart等
课程定期举办国际传媒沙龙,将诸多社会知名人士请到校园,包括各国外交官,活跃的传媒人等。他们以讲座和对谈的形式和学生探讨工作经验,本地及国际热点等话题,旨在为学生提供一个广泛接触社会各界人士的机会,增加他们对职业领域的了解和拓展社会网络。
而一直备受学生欢迎的导师倾谈制源于牛津剑桥的教育体制,旨在为学生和教授建立更加深入的交流机会。而本课程的导师都是资深的学者或传媒从业者。学生分为四至五人的小组,定期与导师会面, 他们可以讨论学习、时政、哲学以及任何有兴趣的话题。会面在轻松的气氛下进行,地点由导师和学生自定,可以在咖啡馆,媒体,采访现场或校园一角。
新闻系举办的普立兹新闻奖 (Pulitzer Prize)得主工作坊,为亚洲教育界首创,至今已成功举办三届。每年邀请普立兹新闻奖得主来港,与学生和媒体从业者交流,分享经验。普立兹新闻奖一向被视为全球最有声誉的年度新闻奖项,此工作坊也是亚洲新闻教育界首创。
课程还组织学生到美国、英国、捷克、柬埔寨以及国内各地等短期参观实习,与国际学生合作采写新闻,拜访当地媒体及学术机构,交流学习心得。
