Key words in the media
jo12 English Assessment Year
jo12 English Assessment Year
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Language | English |
Category | English |
Level | University |
Created / Updated | 05.12.2012 / 29.11.2017 |
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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.