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1、美国名人女企业家，媒体人凯瑟琳格雷厄姆WashingtonPostOwnerandPublisherKatharineGraham:APowerfulMediaLeaderinAmericaplaystopmutemaxvolume00:00-15:38repeatByShelleyGollust2006-8-19VOICEONE:mShirleyGriffith.VOICETWO:AndmDougJohnsonwiththeVOASpecialEnglishprogram,PEOPLEINAMERICA.TodaywetellaboutKatharineGraham.Shewastheown

2、erandpublisheroftheWashingtonPostnewspaper.(MUSIC)VOICEONE:KatharineMeyerGrahamwasoncedescribedasthemostpowerfulwomaninAmerica.Shewasnotagovernmentofficialorelectedrepresentative.SheownedandpublishedtheWashingtonPostnewspaper.Underherleadership,itbecameoneofthemostimportantnewspapersinthecountry.Kat

3、harineMeyerwasborninNewYorkCityinnineteenseventeen.ShewasthedaughterofEugeneandAgnesMeyer.Herfatherwasasuccessfulinvestmentbanker.Hebecameanimportantfinancialofficial.Herfamilywasveryrich.KatharinegrewupinlargehousesinNewYorkandWashington.Herparentswereoftenawayfromhome,travelingandworking.Katharine

4、wasoftenlonely.KatherineMeyergraduatedfromtheUniversityofChicagoinIllinoisinnineteenthirty-eight.ShegotajobasareporterforanewspaperinSanFrancisco,California.VOICETWO:Innineteenthirty-three,EugeneMeyerhadboughtafailingnewspaper,TheWashingtonPost.ItwastheleastsuccessfuloffivenewspapersinWashington.Kat

5、harinereturnedtoWashingtonandgotajobeditingletterstotheeditorofherfathersnewspaper.ShemarriedPhilipGraham.HewasalawyerandformerassistanttotwoSupremeCourtjustices.MisterGrahamsoonacceptedajobathiswifesfathersnewspaper.Innineteenforty-six,EugeneMeyerleftthenewspapertobecomethefirstpresidentoftheWorldB

6、ank.PhilipGrahambecamepublisherofTheWashingtonPost.VOICEONE:MisterGrahamimprovedTheWashingtonPost.HeboughtNewsweekmagazineandseveraltelevisionstations.Healsoestablishedclosetieswithimportantpoliticalleaders.However,MisterGrahamtreatedhiswifebadly.Hemadeherfeelunimportant.Hehadasexualrelationshipwith

7、ayoungreporter.Formanyyears,MisterGrahamsufferedfrommentalillness.Hekilledhimselfinnineteensixty-three.VOICETWO:KatharineGrahamhadfourchildrentoraiseandanewspapertooperate.Atfirst,shewasconcernedonlywithfindingawaytokeepcontrolofTheWashingtonPostuntilhersonswereoldenoughtosuperviseit.Shewasaninsecur

8、eperson.Shedidnotthinkshehadtheabilitytodoanimportantjob.Shehadnotraininginbusinessorexperienceinoperatingalargecompany.Inthosedays,itwasunusualforawomantobetheheadofabusiness.Womenwereexpectedtosuperviseonlytheirhomesandchildren.VOICEONE:KatharineGrahammetwithofficialsofThePost.Shetoldthemthepaperw

9、ouldnotbesold.Shesaiditwouldremaininherfamily.ShewaselectedpresidentofTheWashingtonPostCompany.Shehadnoideaabouthowtooperateanewspaper.Soshedecidedtolearn.ShebeganbyhiringBenjaminBradlee.Helaterbecamechiefeditor.MisterBradleeimprovedthenewspaper.Hehiredexcellentreportersandeditors.Theybegandoingimpo

10、rtantinvestigativereporting.Innineteensixty-nine,MissusGrahambecamepublisheraswellaspresidentofTheWashingtonPostCompany.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Inthenineteenseventies,TheWashingtonPostbecamefamousaroundtheworldbecauseoftwomajorsuccesses.Innineteenseventy-one,TheNewYorkTimesnewspaperstartedpublishingsecretgo

11、vernmentdocumentsaboutAmericaninvolvementintheVietnamWar.TheywereknownasthePentagonPapers.TheadministrationofPresidentRichardNixonappealedtothecourtstostopthepublicationofthedocuments.Itsaidpublicationwouldendangernationalsecurity.AtemporaryrestrainingorderfromafederaljudgestoppedTheNewYorkTimesfrom

12、publishingthedocuments.VOICEONE:WashingtonPostreportersalsogotacopyofthePentagonPapers.Theyalsowantedtopublishthedocuments.MissusGrahamhadtodecideifthepaperwouldpublishthestoriesandriskpossiblepunishmentbythegovernment.Thenewspaperslawyersadvisedhernottopublishthem.YetshedecidedtopublishthePentagonP

13、apersinTheWashingtonPost.TheSupremeCourtfinallydecidedtheissue.TheyruledagainstthejudgesorderrestrainingpublicationofthePentagonPapers.Thatrulingwasconsideredamajorsuccessforfreedomofthepress.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:Thenextyear,innineteenseventy-two,TheWashingtonPosthadanothermajorsuccessreportingonadiffere

14、ntstory.FivemenhadbeenarrestedafterbreakingintotheheadquartersoftheDemocraticNationalCommitteeintheWatergateofficebuilding.ReportersatThePostbegananintenseinvestigationofthebreak-in.ThePostpublishedaseriesofstoriesbytwoyoungreporters,CarlBernsteinandBobWoodward.Aftermuchinvestigation,thereporterslin

15、kedtheWatergatebreak-intoPresidentNixonandhistopadvisers.TheirstoriesprovedthattheNixonadministrationdirectedaplot.ItsgoalsweretoillegallygatherintelligenceontheDemocraticPartyanddishonoropponentsofthepresident.VOICEONE:MissusGrahamsupportedherreportersandeditorsthroughthelongWatergateinvestigation.

16、ThePostpublishedthestorieseventhoughgovernmentofficialsthreatenedMissusGrahamandhercompany.ThenewspaperwasawardedthePulitzerPrizeforpublicserviceinnineteenseventy-threeforitsWatergatereporting.Thenextyear,PresidentNixonresignedfromoffice.(MUSIC)VOICETWO:KatharineGrahamwasrecognizedaroundtheworldasanimportantleaderinnewspaperpublishing.ShewasthefirstwomantoheadamajorAmericancompany.ShesuccessfullyexpandedT