KEY WORDS IN THE MEDIA
JO 15 En1-2 English Assessment Year
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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
