英语翻译On JournalismA newspaper is much more than a business; i

英语翻译
On Journalism
A newspaper is much more than a business; it is an institution.It reflects and influences the life of a community; it may affect even wider destinies.
It is,in its way,an instrument of government.It plays on the minds and consciences of man.It may educate,stimulate,assist,or it may do the opposite.It has,therefore,a moral as well as a material existence,and its character and influence are in the main determined by the balance of these two forces.It may make profit or power its first object,or it may conceive itself as fulfilling a higher and more exacting function.
Character is a subtle affair,and has many shades and sides to it.It is not a thing to be much talked about,but rather to be felt.It is the slow deposit of past actions and ideals.
At the peril of its soul,a newspaper must see that the news it supplies is not tainted.Neither in what it gives,nor in what it does not give,nor in the mode of presentation,must the unclouded face of truth suffer wrong.Comment is free,but facts are sacred."Propaganda," so called,by this means is hateful.The voice of opponents no less than that of friends has a right to be heard.Comment also is justly subject to a self-imposed restraint.It is well to be frank; it is even better to be fair.This is an ideal.Achievement in such matters is hardly given to man.Perhaps none of us can attain to it in the desirable measure.We can but try,ask pardon for shortcomings,and there leave the matter.
One of virtues,perhaps the chief virtue,of a newspaper is its independence.Whatever its positition or character,it should have a soul of its own.
That is the path of self- respect----it is also the path of success.And what a work it is!How multiform,how responsive to every need and every incident of life!What illimitable possibilities of achievement and of excellence!
To the man,whatever his place on the paper,nothing should satisfy short of the best.It is here that ability counts and that character counts,and it is on these that anewspaper,if it is to be worthy of its power and duty,must rely.

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报纸不只是一种商业活动,更是一种制度.它反映和影响着一个社区的生活,并且可能影响更加广泛.
报纸就其本质而言是政府的一个工具.它影响着人们的思想和良知.它可以教育,激励,帮助人们,也可能起到相反的作用.因此,报纸在其自身存在的意义上又赋予了道德意义.由这两种力量的平衡决定了它的主要的特征和影响.这可能会使它获得利润或增加影响力,也可能使其发挥更高的,更难实现的作用.
特种是一种微妙的事务,并有许多色彩和侧面.这不是一个需要大谈特谈的事,而是要去感知.它是过去的行为和思想缓慢积累的结果.
就其本身所面临的风险,报纸必须看到,它提供的新闻必须是真实的.不管它提供还是不提供具体什么内容,也不管它的表述方式,它都必须面对的真相而不能歪曲.评论是自由的,但事实却是神圣的. 通过这种方式进行所谓“宣传”,是可恶的.对手的意见和朋友的意见都应该接受.评论也应受到自我克制.非常坦率地进行评论,这样更公平.这是一个理想状态.在这类问题上,人们几乎没有取得任何成绩.可能是因为我们没有一个人能够找到行之有效的措施.但我们可以试试,从失败中吸取教训,解决这个问题.
报纸的优点之一,也是最重要的优点是它的独立性.无论其立场和特征如何,它都应该有它自己的灵魂.
这是自我尊重的途径,也是成功的道路.多么伟大的工作啊!形式如此丰富,对生活中的每一种需求,每一个事件的反应都如此灵敏,在追求成就和卓越的路上存在无限的可能性!
对于一个人,无论他在报纸上的什么位置,也不论篇幅的长短,正是在这里,他的能力得到认可,他的品质得到认可,而且也是依靠报纸才实现了他的权利和责任的价值.