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VOCAB LIST: News and Journalism

Journalist (n.) – A person who writes and reports the news. Example: My cousin wants to be a journalist because he likes to write and he is interested in current events. Correspondent (n.) – A journalist who works for a media network and (usually) reports on a specific topic (such as foreign news, sports, business, etc.). Example: Major news networks often have several foreign correspondents working in many different countries. Anchor (n.) – A person who reads the news on TV. Example: Mainstream news networks often hire attractive news anchors to get more people to watch their news programs. Politician – A person who works in politics or serves in the government. Example: Journalists often interview politicians about important government stories. Celebrity – A person who is famous (usually an actor, actress, singer, etc.). Example: Many people are interested in the love lives of celebrities. Many celebrities attended the awards show last night. Tabloids – newspapers and magazines that focus on celebrity news and exciting stories. Example: Tabloids are very popular because people enjoy reading about celebrities and their relationships. Sensationalism (n.) – Exaggerated news that seeks to get people’s attention. Sensationalize (v.) – Exaggerated news that seeks to get people’s attention. Example: Tabloids are often criticized for focusing on sensationalism and stretching the truth. I don’t trust tabloids because they tend to sensationalize the news. Coverage (n.) – The attention given to a news story by a media outlet. Example: The BBC gives a lot of coverage to international news.

Cover (v.) – To report about a story or issue. Example: Tabloids tend to cover celebrity news and romantic stories. Manipulate – To change the truth and try to influence people to agree with your opinion. Example: People used to get their news from print and broadcast media, but in recent years more people have turned to online media for their news. Bias (n.) – A strong opinion about an issue; An unwillingness to consider other opinions. Biased (adj.) – Having an opinion about an issue and being unwilling to consider other opinions. Example: Politicians often say the mainstream media is biased and unfair.

VOCAB REVIEW: News and Journalism

Journalist

Correspondent

Tabloid

Anchor

Network politicians celebrities

Manipulate

Sensationalism

Affiliate

Coverage

The BBC is one of the most well known news _______________ in the world. They are based in the UK, but they have _______________ in almost every country in the world. On their international news network, BBC World, they give _______________ to events all over the world. The _______________ are very professional looking and they read the news clearly and with a very serious attitude. Last year, their business _______________ John Johnson won the award for Best International Business Reporting. However, there are also many, less serious, media outlets in the UK. Every day, many people read _______________, which contain stories about the personal lives of _______________ and _______________. Many people dislike these tabloids, because they say that the _______________ write stories that are not true and _______________ stories to try to make them more interesting. Because of this, many people protested outside the offices of one of the country’s biggest tabloids, saying, “This is not news. It is _______________!”

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JOURNALISM TERMS

Journalism: The work of gathering news. Feature: A story that appeals to a reader due to a human interest angle. Lead: The opening of a news story that contains the 5w´s. Inverted Pyramid Structure (IPS): The common method of organizing a news story so that the most important information is presented first followed by information of decreasing importance. Obituary: A news story that reports on the deceased. Advertising: The promotion for sale of a product; the essential means of rising revenue of Journalism. Banner: A headline across o near the top of all or most of a newspaper page. It is also called a line, ribbon, streamer, and screamer. B-copy: Bottom section of a story written ahead of an event that will occur too close to deadline for the entire story to be processed. Beat: The area assigned to a reporter for regular coverage. Also, an exclusive story Break: The point of interruption in a story continued from one page to another. Byline: The name of the reporter, who wrote the story, placed atop the published article. Cutline: Any descriptive or explanatory material under a picture. Exclusive: A story a reporter has obtained to the exclusion of the competition. Rowback: A story that attempts to correct a previous story without indicating that the prior story had been in error or without taking responsibility for the error. Slant: To write a story so as to influence the reader´s thinking. Stringer: A correspondent, not a regular staff member, who is paid by the story or by the number of words written. Jump: To continue a story on another page. Editorial: A news story that represents an opinion. News story: A story entirely based on facts.

Tabloid: A pictorial publication that often sensationalizes a story. Yellow Journalism: News material that misleads or misrepresents facts. Scoop: Significant information made available to a reporter. Evergreen Story: Items or stories that can be published at any time. Libel: Published information that represents facts and falsely exposes an individual to ridicule. Editor: A person who prepares material for publication.

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Complete the phrases with the words of the list: - caption, classifieds, daily, editorial, headline, hard news, lead, readership, scoop, soft news.

1. A good ______________ gets the readers ´attention. 2. The _____________ is the most important news story on the front page of a newspaper. 3. A ____________ is a sensational news story that is an exclusive and is going to increase the sales of the newspaper. 4. If you want to rent your flag, the _________________ section is the best place to do it. 5. An __________________ is a newspaper article in which the editor gives their opinion on an issue in the news. 6. The __________________ of a newspaper are the people who read the newspaper regularly. 7. A ____________ is a newspaper which is published every day. 8. Stories about business, politics, and international news are the ________________. 9. Stories about arts, entertainment, and life style are the ____________________. 10.

The _______________ is what you can read under a picture, explaining what the

picture is about.