媒体报道犯罪细节

Topic:

Some people think the media should not report details of crimes to the public. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

英语范文

With the crime rate hovering at high levels, the print media as well as the electronic media dedicate large proportions of their space or airtime to detailed crime coverage. Whether the media should present detailed accounts of crimes has caused serious debate. Many people believe that the news media should stop giving details of crimes. I totally agree with their view.

In the first place, given the mercenary motives behind most detailed crime coverage, it is imperative that we discourage such coverage. The principal purpose of reporters covering criminal acts is to boost newspaper circulations or television ratings. Consequently, much detailed crime coverage is biased or exaggerated. It only serves to leave a multitude of citizens constantly fearful about crime.

In the second place, detailed reports of crimes by the press afford the potential criminals very useful learning materials. Reporting crimes in graphic detail helps those who are in the process of planning some criminal act to perfect their plans. Drawing on the well-documented crime stories in the media, would-be criminals learn how to avoid the mistakes in their crime, which may aggravate the already soaring crime rate.

In the third place, detailed reports of heinous crimes may traumatize the victims of the reported crimes. The reporters rarely consult the victims before they describe details of horrific crimes to the public. Hence, such reports become nothing more than an attempt to satisfy the curiosity of some base minds. Without the victims' consent, graphic accounts of crimes may become nightmares to them.

In summary, detailed crime coverage in the media undermines our lives in several ways. I firmly believe if such reports continue to go uncontrolled, it will exert even more baneful influence on individuals, communities and societies，

题目：

　　一些人认为媒体不能报道犯罪的细节给公众。对此观点你是否同意？

译文：

　　伴随着犯罪率的居高不下，平面媒体和电子媒体都用大量版面或者时间来报道犯罪的细节。媒体是否应该报道犯罪的细节引发了激烈的争论。许多人认为新闻媒体必须停止报道犯罪的细节。我完全同意这种观点。

　　首先，考虑到深度报道犯罪细节的牟利动机，我们就必须制止这类报道。报道犯罪行为的人最主要的目的是促进报纸的销量或者提高电视的收视率，结果很多细节报道都有失偏颇或者夸大其辞。它只会使众多的市民对犯罪越来越恐惧。

　　第二，新闻的细致报道会给潜在的犯罪分子提供有用的学习材料。对犯罪进行生动细致的报道有助于正在计划犯罪行为的人完善他们的犯罪计划。借鉴在媒体上充分报道的犯罪故事，想犯罪的人可能学到了如何避免犯罪中的失误，可能会使已经很高的犯罪率更高。

　　第三，对于滔天罪行的详细报道可能给报道中的受害者造成精神上的伤害。记者在向公众详细描述了可怕的罪行之前很少征求受害者的意见。因此，这些报道除了尝试满足一些普通人的好奇心之外，什么都不是。如果没有受害者的同意，犯罪的生动记载可能成为他们的噩梦。

　　总的来说，媒体对于犯罪的详细报道在很多方面影响了我们的生活。我坚信如果这样的报道仍不禁止，这将会对个人、团体和社会造成更严重的影响。