Vocabuilder:NewsandMedia

VOCABLIST:NewsandJournalism

journalistapersonwhowritesandreportsthenews
Mycousinwantstobeajournalistbecausehelikestowriteandheisinterestedincurrent
events.

correspondent(n.)ajournalistwhoworksforamedianetworkand(usually)reportsona
specifictopic(suchasforeignnews,sports,business,etc.)
Majornewsnetworksoftenhaveseveralforeigncorrespondentsworkinginmanydifferent
countries.

anchor(n.)apersonwhoreadsthenewsonTV
Mainstreamnewsnetworksoftenhireattractivenewsanchorstogetmorepeopletowatch
theirnewsprograms.

politicianapersonwhoworksinpoliticsorservesinthegovernment
Journalistsofteninterviewpoliticiansaboutimportantgovernmentstories.

celebrityapersonwhoisfamous(usuallyanactor,actress,singer,etc.)
Manypeopleareinterestedinthelovelivesofcelebrities.
Manycelebritiesattendedtheawardsshowlastnight.

tabloidsnewspapersandmagazinesthatfocusoncelebritynewsandexcitingstories
Tabloidsareverypopularbecausepeopleenjoyreadingaboutcelebritiesandtheir
relationships.

sensationalism(n.)exaggeratednewsthatseekstogetpeoplesattention
sensationalize(v.)exaggeratednewsthatseekstogetpeoplesattention
Tabloidsareoftencriticizedforfocusingonsensationalismandstretchingthetruth.
Idonttrusttabloidsbecausetheytendtosensationalizethenews.

coverage(n.)theattentiongiventoanewsstorybyamediaoutlet
cover(v.)toreportaboutastoryorissue
TheBBCgivesalotofcoveragetointernationalnews.
Tabloidstendtocovercelebritynewsandromanticstories.

manipulatetochangethetruthandinfluencepeopletoagreewithyouropinion
Peopleusedtogettheirnewsfromprintandbroadcastmedia,butinrecentyearsmore
peoplehaveturnedtoonlinemediafortheirnews.

bias(n.)astrongopinionaboutanissue;anunwillingnesstoconsiderotheropinions
biased(adj.)havinganopinionaboutanissueandbeingunwillingtoconsiderother
opinions
Politiciansoftensaythemainstreammediaisbiasedandunfair.
Vocabuilder:NewsandMedia

VOCABREVIEW:NewsandJournalism

journalist correspondent tabloid anchor

networkpoliticianscelebrities
manipulate sensationalism affiliate coverage

TheBBCisoneofthemostwellknownnews_______________inthe
world.TheyarebasedintheUK,buttheyhave_______________inalmost
everycountryintheworld.Ontheirinternationalnewsnetwork,BBCWorld,
theygive_______________toeventsallovertheworld.The
_______________areveryprofessionallookingandtheyreadthenewsclearly
andwithaveryseriousattitude.Lastyear,theirbusiness_______________
JohnJohnsonwontheawardforBestInternationalBusinessReporting.

However,therearealsomany,lessserious,mediaoutletsintheUK.Everyday,
manypeopleread_______________,whichcontainstoriesaboutthepersonal
livesof_______________and_______________.Manypeopledislikethese
tabloids,becausetheysaythatthe_______________writestoriesthatarenot
trueand_______________storiestotrytomakethemmoreinteresting.
Becauseofthis,manypeopleprotestedoutsidetheofficesofoneofthe
countrysbiggesttabloids,saying,Thisisnotnews.Itis_______________!