决定众议院和参议院控制权以及36个州州长职位的美国中期选举仅剩一周之遥。选举结果可能会对唐纳德·特朗普任期的最后两年产生巨大影响。
The US midterm elections that will decide control of the House of Representatives and Senate, as well as the governorships in 36 states, are just one week away. The results could have a huge impact on Donald Trump’s final two years in office.
根据美国人口普查局的数据，18至29岁年龄段有近5000万人有资格在中期选举中投票，但其中不到一半的人要么没有登记，要么不参与公民活动。
Nearly 50 million people aged 18 to 29 are eligible to vote in the midterms but less than half are either not registered or civically engaged, according to US Census Bureau data.
我们想听听Z世代对中期选举的看法。你打算在今年的中期选举中投票吗？哪些问题对你很重要？在这次中期选举周期中，谁或什么事让你印象深刻？请在下面的表单中回复。
We want to hear what gen Z thinks about the midterm elections. Are you planning to vote in this year’s midterms? What are the issues that are important to you? Who or what stands out to you in this midterm cycle? Please respond in the form below.
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请简单介绍一下你自己（例如年龄、背景、职业）选填 如果你是Z世代，你打算投票吗？如果打算，请告诉我们原因？如果不打算，我们也想听听你的想法 选填 请尽可能提供详细信息。哪些主要问题将决定你在中期选举中的投票？为什么？
Tell us a bit about yourself (e.g. age, background, what you do) Optional If you're genZ, are you planning to vote? If so tell us why? And if not, we want to hear about that too Optional Please include as much detail as possible. What are the main issues that will decide your vote in the midterms? And why?
在这次中期选举周期中，谁或什么事让你印象深刻？选填 你有什么担忧吗？选填 如果你愿意，请在此上传一张你的照片 选填 请注意，文件大小上限为5.7 MB。
Who or what stands out to you in this midterm cycle? Optional Do you have concerns? Optional If you are happy to, please upload a photo of yourself here Optional Please note, the maximum file size is 5.7 MB.
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据一家领先的全球监督机构称，美国民主如今面临的危险比20世纪60年代以来的任何时候都更大。新闻自由正受到多方面的威胁——从刑事调查到政治化的监管、无聊的诉讼，以及对公共媒体的灾难性资金削减。
According to a leading global watchdog, US democracy is now more imperiled than at any point since the 1960s. Press freedom is under threat on many fronts – from criminal investigations to politicized regulation, frivolous lawsuits and catastrophic funding cuts to public media.
随着中期选举临近，这些攻击正在加速。最近，特朗普禁止CNN、MS Now和Politico进入白宫，以报复它们的“负面”报道。尽管一名联邦法官目前已恢复这些媒体进入白宫的权限，称该禁令很可能违宪，但此案仍在法院审理中。
With the midterm elections approaching, these attacks are accelerating. Most recently, Trump banned CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House, in retaliation for “negative” coverage. While a federal judge has restored White House access for now, saying the ban is likely unconstitutional, the case is still in the courts.
与此同时，特朗普正利用联邦通信委员会——该机构本应是服务于公共利益的独立监管机构——来清算政治旧账：在吉米·坎摩尔开了第一夫人的玩笑后，FCC将矛头对准了ABC；特朗普还建议该机构应惩罚《会见新闻界》的主持人，因其发表了总统不喜欢的 factual 陈述。
At the same time, Trump is using the FCC – which is supposed to be an independent regulator in the public interest – to settle political scores: The FCC targeted ABC after Jimmy Kimmel made a joke about the First Lady, and Trump suggested that the agency should punish the host of Meet the Press for making a factual statement the president disliked.
与此同时，五角大楼以“不服从”为由解雇了《星条旗报》的编辑，而就在不久前，该报报道了“林肯”号上的一起自杀未遂事件——据报这艘海军航空母舰在海上航行10个月后处境艰难。
The Pentagon, meanwhile, fired the editor of Stars and Stripes newspaper for “insubordination” shortly after they reported on a suicide attempt aboard the USS Lincoln, the Navy aircraft carrier reported to be in dire straits after 10 months at sea.
这些举措加在一起，使得在关键选举前向美国选民传递基于事实的报道变得更加困难——而这些选举将决定国会的控制权以及特朗普议程的未来。
Together these efforts make it more difficult to get fact-based reporting to US voters ahead of critical elections that will determine control of Congress and the future of Trump’s agenda.
情况更加糟糕的是，美国许多最大的新闻机构如今都由亿万富翁拥有，他们的个人和商业利益可能危及这些媒体的编辑独立性。媒体批评人士观察到，如今由特朗普盟友拥有的CBS新闻（CBS News）已放软其报道立场；CNN可能被同一位亿万富翁收购；而杰夫·贝佐斯（Jeff Bezos）在《华盛顿邮报》（Washington Post）实施了大规模裁员和编辑干预。
Making matters worse, many of the US’s largest news organizations are now owned by billionaires whose personal and business interests may imperil the outlets’ editorial independence. Media critics have observed how CBS News, now owned by a Trump ally, has softened its coverage; CNN could be taken over by the same billionaire; and Jeff Bezos has imposed extreme staff cuts and editorial interventions at the Washington Post. When freedom is under attack, it falls to a determined few news organizations to ensure the full truth still reaches the public.
当自由遭受攻击时，责任落在少数坚定的新闻机构肩上，以确保完整的真相仍能传达给公众。《卫报》（The Guardian）既不由亿万富翁拥有，也不由企业集团控制，始终致力于为世界提供无付费墙的可信新闻。
The Guardian is owned neither by a billionaire nor a corporation and remains dedicated to keeping trustworthy journalism paywall-free for the world. **Despite the risks of maintaining our fierce independence, what sustains us – and fills us with deep gratitude – is the unwavering support we’ve seen from readers.
尽管保持这种强硬的独立性伴随风险，支撑我们、并让我们深怀感激的是读者坚定不移的支持。我们大部分资金直接来自读者。您的支持不仅推动我们的工作，更重要的是，它保障了支撑我们编辑自由与勇气的财务独立性。 我们明白，我们的募捐呼吁不如我们的新闻报道受欢迎，但没有这些呼吁，我们的新闻就无法存在。当然，我们理解有些读者无力支持我们，如果您是这种情况，我们同样珍视您的读者身份。
A majority of our funding comes directly from readers. Your support not only powers our work, but more importantly, it safeguards the financial independence that underpins our editorial freedom and courage.** We know our requests for support are not as welcome as our journalism, but without them our journalism wouldn’t exist. Of course, we understand that some readers are not in a position to support us, and if that is you, we value your readership no less. **If you can, please act today to support our journalism in the year ahead.
如果您能，请立即行动，支持我们来年的新闻工作。我们对任何能够设立月度捐赠的人尤为感激：可靠的资金对于我们度过这个危险时期至关重要。捐赠只需37秒。感谢您守护自由新闻。
We’re especially grateful for anyone able to set up a monthly contribution: reliable funding is vital for sustaining us throughout this dangerous period. It takes just 37 seconds to give. Thank you for protecting the free press.**