在美国,以改进记者、编辑写作技巧,使报纸更有可读性,更生动有趣为目标的提高写作质量运动,是从1976年10月美国报纸主编协会理事会结束后不久开展起来的,至今方兴未艾。这场运动的出现,目的是为了对付广播、电视日益强大的竞争和报纸发行量急剧下降的困境。现在,许多报社聘请了英文教授、作家、新闻学教师和老记者担任写作指导。报社内部还通过印行业务通讯和评报栏,表扬好文章, In the United States, the campaign to improve the quality of writing aimed at improving journalists, editing writing skills, making newspapers more readable, and more lively and interesting was carried out shortly after the conclusion of the board of directors of the Association of American Newspaper Editors in October 1976, In the ascendant. The campaign was launched to counter the growing competition in radio and television and the dwindling newspaper circulation. Many newspapers now employ English professors, writers, journalism teachers and veterans as writing guides. Inside the newspaper also printed business communications and assessment bulletin board, praised good articles,