Monday, June 1, 2009

Vocabulary - On the News

Here are some vocabulary that are assositated with News.

TYPES OF JOURNALISMA AND MEDIA

broadcast journalism
news on television or radio

print journalism
written news in newspapers, magazines, etc.

online journalism
news on the internet

citizen journalism
a new expression describing the kind of journalism based on images, audio and reports sent in to news groups by ordinary members of the public who witnessed events

independent media
media groups which are not controlled by the government

broadsheets
newspapers (traditionally larger in size) which generally contain serious reports and analyses of news

tabloids
newspapers (usually smaller than broadsheets) which contain lighter stories and focus more on entertainment and gossip

24 hour news channels
stations which provide news all day and night

rolling news
non-stop news

COMMON JOURNALISM LANGUAGE

to cover a story
to report on an event or development

in-depth coverage of
a thorough analysis of

to verify
to check that something is correct

eyewitness reports
descriptions of what happened by people who actually saw an event take place

breaking news
news which is just coming in

MEDIA BUSINESS

circulation
how many copies of a newspaper are sold each day or each week

advertising revenue
the money a firm makes by selling space to other firms to advertise their products

Source: BBC Ameria

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