Key Words in the Media - ZHAW_IAM (other way around)
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Cartes-fiches
newspapers, magazines, radio and television considered as a group.media (single noun)
media (single noun)
newspapers, radio and television
mass media (single noun)
products and services that provide information or entertainment using computers or the internet, and not by traditional methodes such as television and newspapers
new media (plural noun)
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.
hypermedia
online community of people who use the modern technology to communicate and share information
social network platforms
all the blogs on the internet, and the people who write or read them
blogosphere (noun)
an active participant in the online community of the internet
netizen (noun)
a system of signs which can be decoded to create meaning
code (noun)
the fact that newspapers, television, radio, and the internet are becoming less separate as technology develops.
"It means that we can now watch a newspaper's video report on our mobile phone via the internet"
convergence (noun)
the process of breaking into separate parts
fragmentation (noun)
In media studies, this refers to the number of media outlets owned by companies or individuals
concentration (noun)
process though which information is filtered for dissemination, wether for publication, broadcasting, the Internet, or some other mode of communication
gatekeeping (noun)
a way of categorising a media text according to its form, style and content
genre (noun)
the influence that media texts have on each other. Sometimes this is the result of direct cross-references (e.g. music mash ups) or indrect (the way gossip news items regulate the way we view a star's performance)
intertextuality (noun)
news values determine how much prominence a news story is given by a media outlet, and the attention it is givin by the audience
news value (noun)
a formal discussion of a topic in speech or writing
discourse (noun)
a spoken or written account of connected events; a story
narrative (noun)
a theory in mass communication that states that the media have the ability to determine which issues are important to the public
agenda-setting (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
framing (noun)
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meanung
connotation (noun)
the literal or primary meaning of a word, in the contrast to the feelings or ideas that the word suggests
denotation (noun)
the study of signs ans symbols and their use or interpretation
semiotics (noun, pl.)
It generally refers to up-to-the-minute news and events such as economics, politics, war and crime that are reported immediately and factually
hard news (noun, uncountable)
It generally refers to background formation or human-interest stories such as arts or lifestyles that entertain or adivse the reader or viewer
soft news (noun, uncountable)
term used in media studies which examines the ways in which mass media affects the way people think and behave
effects theory (noun)
approach to unterstanding why and how people actively seek out specific media to satisfy specific need
uses and gratifications theory (UGT) (noun)
the fact that the public has a right to know about something which could affect them
public interest (noun)
a space or plattform in which public opinion can be formed (term coined by Hamermas)
public sphere (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 a spacific command, function, etc. (e.g. a icon of a file folder)
icon (noun)
to air a programme on television or radio (noun) a television or radio programme
broadcast (verb)
refers to broadcasting intended for the public benefit rather than for purely commercial concerns
public service broadcasting (UK)
the amount of money paid by television and radio owners that allows public broadcasters to fund programming
linence fee (noun)
income received (by radio/TV/newspapers and magazines) thtough advertising or other means
revenue (noun)
person who introduces guests, especially on TV or radio
host (noun)
a person who in the main news reader (sometimes very famous) on a television or radio news programme
anchorperson, anchorwoman, anchorman, anchor (noun)
someone who reads out the reports on a radio or TV programme
newscaster (noun) / UK also newsreader
a group of people who work together
crew (noun)
(of a performance) broadcast, recorded or seen while it is happening
live (adjective)
a piece of film, especially one showing an event
footage (noun)
a short part of a film or television programme
clip (film, TV) (noun)
