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1、VOA常速英语听力2012年11月合辑（文本）：Demand-for-Science-Reporting-Growing-in-AfricaDivineNtaryikeNovember27,2012I¡¯msittinginthecentralnewsroomatCanal2InternationaltelevisioninCameroon¡¯slargestcityDouala.Flankingmearoundalargeovaltableare20journalistscataloguingtheprivatebroadcast
2、er¡¯snewsmenufortheday¡ Theargumentsareintense.Suchvigorousdebatesoverwhichstoriesshouldbeintheline-uparebecomingmoreandmorecommon.Onlyafewyearsago,therewouldhavebeenaconsensustoputthesciencereportatthetailendoftheday¡¯snewscast.Backthen,editorscomplainedthestorieswere
3、simplynotsexy,andfartooabstracttointeresttheaudience.Butobserverssaythey¡¯renoticingthedawnofaneweraforsciencejournalismonthecontinent.Reportsonclimatechange,epidemics,researchandinnovationareincreasinglycompetingforheadlinespacewithpoliticsandsports.KejangHenryAtembeh
4、,aneditoratCanal2InternationalinCameroon,said"storiesaboutpoliticshavebecomeboringtoalotofpeople.Theydonotseemuchchangehappeningandsoarejustfedup.Thesamesit-tightleadersarestillinpower,corruptionandbadgovernancecontinueallacrossthecontinent.Kejangsaidviewersareaskingfo
5、rmoresciencestories,whichareconsequentlygettingmoremediaattention."TaketherecentfloodsacrossWestAfrica,"hesaid,"peoplearekeenonknowingwhyithappenedandhowtheycouldpreventarecurrenceinthefuture.Farmerswanttohearaboutresearchfindingsthatenablethemgrowbetter-yieldingcrops.
6、Peopleareexcitedaboutmedicalbreakthroughsannouncingnewdrugsagainstmalaria.Otherswanttohearaboutthelatestcellphonetechnologyandsoon."Elsewhere,otherspointtoagrowinginterestamongyoungAfricanjournaliststoreportonscience.Also,thepublicandpolicymakersareincreasinglyrecogniz
7、ingtheimportanceofscienceandtelecommunicationinfosteringdevelopment.-3-Meanwhile,therearemoreopportunitiesfortraininginsciencejournalism.Observerssaythesehaveresultedinsignificantadvancesinthequalityofreporting,improvingresearchers¡¯trustinjournalists.Muchofthepraisefo
8、rthespreadofsciencejournalismacrossAfricaandtheMiddleEastgoestotheCanada-basedWorldFederationofScienceJournalists.Sin
