THE MEDIA The news, fame: NOUNS

NOUNS

Access /ˈækses/

Ex: Our modern society often prides itself on its free press and, with access to the Internet and cable television the news is broadcast 24 hours a day.

Attitude /ˈætɪtjuːd/

Ex: They are trying to change public attitude about marriage.

Author /ˈɔːθə(r)/

Ex: Who is your favourite author?

Bias /ˈbaɪəs/

Ex: Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias.

Censorship /ˈsensəʃɪp/

Ex: I define censorship as anything which interferes with the free flow of information in our society.

Challenge /ˈtʃælɪndʒ/

Ex: The role will be the biggest challenge of his acting career.

Credibility /ˌkredəˈbɪləti/

Ex: After the recent scandal, the government has lost all credibility.

Current affairs /ˈkʌrənt /əˈfeə(r)z/

Ex: Are you well-informed about current affairs?

Editor /ˈedɪtə(r)/

Ex: On the negative side, there is a problem with editor verification with some stories reported on the internet because sources can be unreliable.

Exposé /ɪkˈspəʊz/

Ex: I believe there are many publishers and broadcasters that do still have a strong tradition of exposé and investigative journalism.

Exposure /ɪkˈspəʊʒə(r)/

Ex: The magazine aims to give exposure to the work of women artists.

Fame /feɪm/

Ex: I’m not sure celebrities are being exploited, they often seem to court fame.

Free press /friː pres/

Ex: Our modern society often prides itself on its free press and, with access to the Internet and cable television the news is broadcast 24 hours a day.

Ideology /ˌaɪdiˈɒlədʒi/

Ex: Gender ideology still has an important role in determining how couples allocate household tasks.

Influence /ˈɪnfluəns/

Ex: The media has a major influence on the way many people think.

The Internet /ˈɪntənet/

Ex: Our modern society often prides itself on its free press and, with access to the Internet and cable television the news is broadcast 24 hours a day.

Investigation /ɪnˌvestɪˈɡeɪʃn/

Ex: The government has agreed to launch an official investigation into the matter.

Issue /ˈɪʃuː/

Ex: I’ll admit that stories about controversial issues are less likely to be seen by the tabloids as front page news.

Journal /ˈdʒɜːnl/

Ex: Instead, they can access a wide range of journals, magazines and smaller publications.

Journalism /ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/

Ex: What do we call the type of journalism that tries to discover the truth behind issues that are of public interest?

Mass media /mæs ˈmiːdiə/

Ex: Dan Taylor believes that the main aim of today’s mass media is to inform people.

Media /ˈmiːdiə/

Ex: It would seem that the media today seeks to entertain rather than inform the public.

Network /ˈnetwɜːk/

Ex: For this project we compiled a list of what we considered to be the most significant current affairs stories and then we assessed how these stories were reported by newspapers and radio and television networks.

News

Ex: Our modern society often prides itself on its free press and, with access to the Internet and cable television the news is broadcast 24 hours a day.

Newspaper /ˈnjuːzpeɪpə(r)/

Ex: What do we call newspaper when seen as a group?

Newsstand /ˈnjuːzstænd/

Ex: There is a newsstand in the living room.

Opinion /əˈpɪnjən/

Ex: Newspaper, radio and television are allowed to express opinions openly.

Paparazzi /ˌpæpəˈrætsi/

Ex: Being famous nowadays simply means that you’re in the tabloids a lot and you’re followed by the paparazzi everywhere you go.

Press /pres/

Ex: This study seems to be rather a harsh attack on the press and I can’t agree with its conclusions.

Privacy /ˈprɪvəsi/

Ex: Famous people have no privacy at all in any part of their life.

Publication /ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃn/

Ex: Instead, they can access a wide range of journals, magazines and smaller publications.

Publicity /pʌbˈlɪsəti/

Ex: There has been a great deal of publicity about the new James Bond movie.

Publisher /ˈpʌblɪʃə(r)/

Ex: I believe there are many publishers and broadcasters that do still have a strong tradition of exposé and investigative journalism.

Relevance /ˈreləvəns/

Ex: I don't see the relevance of your question.

Safeguard /ˈseɪfɡɑːd/

Ex: The safeguards in place for traditional media just don’t exist there at the moment.

Source /sɔːs/

Ex: On the negative side, there is a problem with editor verification with some stories reported on the internet because sources can be unreliable.

Speculation /ˌspekjuˈleɪʃn/

Ex: There has been a lot of speculation in the media about the identity of the victim.

Tabloid /ˈtæblɔɪd/

Ex: I’ll admit that stories about controversial issues are less likely to be seen by the tabloids as front page news.

The web

Ex: They can also search the Web for the most upto-date information from any part of the world.