KEY WORDS IN THE MEDIA

JO 15 En1-2 English Assessment Year

JO 15 En1-2 English Assessment Year


Eveline Angehrn
This flashcard set helps university students expand their English vocabulary related to the media. It covers terms like "gig," "copyright," and "track," focusing on media-specific vocabulary. The platform supports backward learning, allowing users to study from the target language to the source language. Ideal for advanced learners, this set is perfect for students, journalists, and media professionals aiming to enhance their fluency in media-related discussions.
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media

(singular noun)

newspapers, magazines, radio and television considered as a group: 

the local / national media / media coverage / hype / reports

 

mass media 

(singular noun)

newspapers, radio and television

new media

(plural noun)

products and services that provide information or entertainment using computers or the Internet, and not by traditional methods such as television and newspapers

hypermedia

a combination of videos, images, sounds, text, etc. that are connected together on a website, which you can click on in order to use them or to go to other related videos, websites, etc.

social network platforms

online communitiy of people who use the modern technology to communicate and share information.

blogosphere

(noun)

all the blogs on the Internet, and the people who write or read them 

netizen

(noun)

an active participant in the online community of the internet

code 

(noun)

a system of signs which can be decoded to create meaning

convergence

(noun)

the fact that newspapers, television, radio and the internet are becoming less seperate as technology develpos

fragmentation

(noun)

the process of breaking into seperate parts

concentration

(noun)

In media studies, this refers to the number of media outlets owned by companies or individuals

gatekeeping

(noun)

process through which information is filtered for dissemination (Verbreitung), whether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication

genre

(noun)

a way of categorising a media text according to its form, style and content

intertextuality

(noun)

The influence that media texts have on each other. Sometimes this is the result of direct cross-references (e.g. music mash up) or indirect (the way gossip news items regulate the way we view a star's performance)

news value

(noun)

news values determine how much prominence a news stroy is given by a media outlet, and the attention it is given by the audience

news value

(noun)

news values determine how much prominence a news stroy is given by a media outlet, and the attention it is given by the audience

discourse

(noun)

a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing

narrativ

(noun)

a spoke or written account of connected  events; a story

agenda-setting

(noun)

a theory in mann communication that states that the media have the ability to determine which issues are important to the public

framing

(noun)

selecting and highlighting some facets of events or issues and making connections among them so as to promote a particular interpretation, evaluation, and/or solution

connotation

(noun)

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning

denotation

(noun)

the literal or primary meaning of a word, in contrasts to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests

semiotics

(noun, pl.)

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

hard news

(noun, uncountable)

hard new generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events as such as economics, politics, war and crime that are reported immediately and factually

soft news

(noun, uncountable)

soft news generally refers to the background formation or human-interest stories such as arts or lifestyles that entertain or advise the reader or viewer

effects theory

(noun)

Term used in media studies which examines the ways in which mass media affects the way people think and behave

uses and gratifications theory (UGT)

(noun)

approach to understanding why and how people actively seek out specific media to satisfy specific needs

public interest

(noun)

the fact that the public has a right to know about something which could affect them

public sphere

(noun)

a space or platform in which public opinion can be formed (term coined by Hamermas)

icon 

(noun)

1. sign or symbol resembling its referent (e.g., a star figure standing for a star)

2. a visual image

3.picture of a sacred personage

4. a person in pop culture who is revered (e.g., a celebrity)

5. picture on a computer screen standing for specific command, function, ect. (e.g., icon of a file folder)

broadcast

(verb)

broadcast or US ALSO broadcasted to air a programme on television or radio

broadcast a television or radio programme 

punlic service broadcasting (UK)

refers to broadcasting intended for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns

commercial broadcasting 

(noun)

refers to the broadcasting of television programs and radio programming by privately owned corporate media, as opposed to state sponsorship

licence free

(noun)

the amount of money paid by television and radio owners that allows public broadcasters to fund programming

revenue

(noun)

income received (by radio/TV/newspapers and magazines) through advertising or other means

host

(noun)

person who introduces guests, especially on TV or radio

anchorperson, anchorwoman, anchorman, anchor

(noun) US

a person who is the main news reader (sometimes very famous) on a television or radio news programme

newscaster

(noun)

UK also newsreader someone who reads out the reports on a radio or TV programme

crew

(noun) (C+ singular or plural verb)

 

a group of people who work together

live

(adjective)

(of a performance) broadcast, redorded or seen while it's happening

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