Key words in the media

jo12 English Assessment Year

jo12 English Assessment Year

Stefan Feuerstein

Stefan Feuerstein

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media

newspapers, magazines, radio and television considered as a group

mass media

newspapers, radio and television

new media

products and services that provide information or entertainment using computers or the internet

social network platforms

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

blogosphere

all the blogs on the internet, and the people who write and read them

netizen

an active participant in the online community of the internet

broadcast (verb)

to send out a programme on television or radio

broadcast (noun)

a television or radio programme

public service broadcasting

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

commercial broadcasting

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

licence fee

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

revenue

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

host

person who introduces guests, especially on TV or radio

anchorperson, anchorwoman, anchorman, anchor

a person who is the main news reader on a television or radio news programme

newscaster/newsreader

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

crew

a group of people who work together

live (adjective)

broadcast, recorded or seen while it is happening

footage

a piece of film, especially one showing an event

clip

a short part of a film or television programme

vox pop

interviews with members of the public on a radio or television programme

talking head

a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen

photo opportunity

a situation or event that lends itself to and is often arranged expressly for the taking of pictures that favourably publicize the individuals photographed

sound bite

a very short piece of footage taken from a longer speech or interview in which someone with authority says something which is considered by those who edit the speech or interview to be a most important point

audience

the group of people gathered in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, etc or the number of people watching or listening to a particular television or radio programme.

commercial/spots/commercial break

describes radio or television that is paid by advertisements which are broadcast between and during programmes.

prime time or peak time

in television and radio broadcasting, the time when the largest number of people are watching or listening

ratings

a list of television and radio programmes showing how popular they are

slot

an amount of time which is officially allowed for a single event in a planned order of activities or events

current affairs

political, social, and economic events that are happening now and are discussed in news programmes and newspapers

sitcom

situation comedy

romcom

romantic comedy

infotainment

programme that is part information and part entertainment

docudrama

programme that is part documentary and part drama

tabloid

a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports

the gutter press

the type of newspapers which pay more attention to shocking stories about crime and sex than serious matters

broadsheet

a newspaper that is printed on large paper, or an advertisement printed on a large sheet of paper

section

a newspaper is divided into sections (sports, business, etc.)

supplement

a part of a magazine or newspaper, either produced separately or as part of the magazine or newspaper

circulation (usually singular)

the number of people to whom a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold

readership

the group of people who regularly read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.