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1、美国名人杂志作者艾达塔贝尔IdaTarbell,1857-1944:SheUsedHerReportingSkillsAgainstOneoftheMostPowerfulCompaniesintheWorldplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-17:51repeatByPaulThompson2010-4-24Photo:loc.govIdaTarbellwasoneofthemostsuccessfulmagazinewritersintheUnitedStatesduringthelastcentury.BOBDOUGHTY:PeopleinAmerica,aprogr

2、aminSpecialEnglishontheVoiceofAmerica.EveryweekwetellaboutapersonwhowasimportantinthehistoryoftheUnitedStates.TodayShirleyGriffithandRayFreemantellaboutreporterIdaMinervaTarbell.IdaTarbellwasoneofthemostsuccessfulmagazinewritersintheUnitedStatesduringthelastcentury.Shewroteimportantstoriesatatimewhe

3、nwomenhadfewsocialorpoliticalrights.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:IdaTarbellusedherreportingskillsagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcompaniesintheworld.ThatcompanywasStandardOil.IdaTarbellchargedthatStandardOilwasusingillegalmethodstohurtordestroysmalleroilcompanies.Sheinvestigatedtheseillegalbusinessdealingsandwroteab

4、outthemforamagazinecalledMcClures.ThereportsshewroteledtolegalcasesthatcontinuedallthewaytotheSupremeCourtoftheUnitedStates.(MUSIC)RAYFREEMAN:IdaTarbellwasbornintheeasternstateofPennsylvaniainNovember,eighteenfifty-seven.Herfamilydidnothavemuchmoney.Herfatherworkedhardbuthadnotbeenverysuccessful.Whe

5、nIdawasthreeyearsold,oilwasdiscoveredinthenearbytownofTitusville.Herfatherenteredtheoilbusiness.Hestruggledasasmallbusinessmantocompetewiththelargeoilcompanies.Idasmotherhadbeenaschoolteacher.ShemadesurethatIdaattendedschool.Shealsohelpedtheyounggirllearnherschoolwork.Idawantedtostudyscienceatcolleg

6、e.Mostpeopleatthattimethoughtitwasnotimportantforyoungwomentolearnanythingmorethantoreadandwrite.Mostpeoplethoughteducatingwomenwasawasteofmoney.Idasparents,however;believededucationwasimportant-evenforwomen.TheysenthertoAlleghenyCollegeinnearbyMeadville,Pennsylvania.Shewasnineteen.Ioc.govIdaTarbell

7、wasoneofthemostsuccessfulmagazinewritersintheUnitedStatesduringthelastcentury.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:ThosewhoknewIdaTarbellincollegesayshewouldwakeupatfouroclockinthemorningtostudy.Shewasneverhappywithherschoolworkuntilshethoughtitwasperfect.Ineighteeneighty,Idafinishedcollege.InAugustofthatyear,shegotate

8、achingjobinPoland,Ohio.Itpaidfivehundreddollarsayear.RAYFREEMAN:MissTarbelllearnedthatshewasexpectedtoteachsubjectsaboutwhichsheknewnothing.Shewasabletodosobyreadingtheschoolbooksbeforethestudentsdid.Shewasasuccessfulteacher,butthework,shedecided,wastoodifficultfortheamountshewaspaid.Soshereturnedho

9、meafteroneyear.AsmallnewspaperinthetownofMeadvillesoonofferedherajob.Manyyearslater;IdaTarbellsaidshehadneverconsideredbeingawriter.Shetookthejobwiththenewspaperonlybecausesheneededthemoney.Atfirst,sheworkedonlyafewhourseachweek.1.ater;however,shewasworkingsixteenhoursaday.Shediscoveredthatshelovedt

10、oseethingsshehadwrittenprintedinthepaper.Sheworkedveryhardatbecomingagoodwriter.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:MissTarbellenjoyedworkingforthenewspaper.Shediscovered,though,thatshewasinterestedinstoriesthatweretoolongforthepapertoprint.ShealsowantedtostudyinFrance.ToearnmoneywhileinParis,shedecidedshewouldwritefo

11、rAmericanmagazines.IdaTarbellfounditdifficulttoliveinPariswithoutmuchmoney.Shealsofounditdifficulttosellherworktomagazines.ThemagazineswereintheUnitedStates.ShewasinParis.Someofherstorieswereneverusedbecauseittooktoolongforthemtoreachthemagazine.Yetshecontinuedtowrite.Severalmagazinessoonlearnedthat

12、shewasaseriouswriter.RAYFREEMAN:AmannamedSamuelMcClurevisitedMissTarbellinParis.HeownedamagazinenamedMcClures.MisterMcClurehadreadseveralofherstories.HewantedhertoreturntotheUnitedStatesandworkforhismagazine.Sheimmediatelyunderstoodthatthiswasaverygoodoffer.Butshesaidno.SheproposedthatshewriteforMcC

13、luresfromParis.IdaTarbellwrotemanystoriesforMcClures.ShedidthisforsometimebeforereturningtotheUnitedStates.Herwritingwasverypopular.ShehelpedmakeMcCluresoneofthemostsuccessfulmagazinesofitsday.OneofherfirstjobsforthemagazinewasaseriesofstoriesaboutthelifeoftheFrenchEmperorNapoleon.Theserieswasprinte

14、dinMcCluresMagazineineighteenninety-four.Itwasanimmediatesuccess.Theserieswaslaterprintedasabook.Itwasverypopularforanumberofyears.SHIR1.EYGRIFFITH:HernextprojectwasaseriesaboutthelifeofAmericanPresidentAbraham1.incoln.Shebeganherresearchbytalkingwithpeoplewhohadknownhim.Sheusednothingtheytoldher,ho

15、wever;unlessshecouldproveitwastruetothebestofherability.McCluresMagazinewantedashortseriesaboutPresident1.incoln.ButIdaTarbellsserieslastedforoneyearinthemagazine.1.ikeherseriesaboutNapoleon,thePresident1.incolnstorieswereimmediatelypopular.Theyhelpedsellmoremagazines.ShecontinuedherresearchaboutPre

16、sident1.incoln.Throughtheyears,shewouldwriteeightbooksaboutPresident1.incoln.(MUSIC)RAYFREEMAN:MissTarbellsreportsabouttheStandardOilCompanyareconsideredmoreimportantthananyofherotherwritings.Hernineteen-partserieswascalledTheHistoryoftheStandardOilCompany.McCluresMagazinepublisheditbeginninginnineteen-oh-two.Ioc.govSheusedherreportingskillsagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcompaniesintheworld.Herreportsshowedth