Media Flashcards
out of print
(of books) not available anymore
obituaries
descriptions of the lives of people who have just died
editorial
an article giving the newspaper editor’s opinion
classified ads
pages of advertisements in different categories
supplements
separate magazines included with the newspaper
feature
= article
agony column
section in a paper or magazine that deals with readers’ private emotional problems
agony aunt
person, typically a woman, who answers letter in agony column
publication’s circulation
number of copies sold by a newspaper or magazine
newsletter
a regular report with information for people belonging to a particular group
leaflet
e.g. I picked up a leaflet about the museum when I was in town.
single sheet with inf abt sth
brochure
e.g. Do you have any brochures about Caribbean holidays?
small, thin “book” with the inf about travel, companies etc
prospectus
e.g. Before choosing the university, I was given a prospectus to find out more about them.
small , thin “book” with inf about educational or work institutions
flyer
e.g. I was given a flyer about a new nightclub which is opening next month.
single sheet giving info about events
booklet
e.g. The tourist office has a free booklet of local walks.
small thin book with a soft cover with inf abt sth
manual
instruction book for sth
ghost writer
sb who writes under different name
desktop publishing
published using a home computer to design it
facsimile
an exact copy
spine
the end of a book where the pages are attached and which usually shows the writer’s name and title on its outer part
blurb
e.g. The blurb on the back of the book says that it “will touch your heart”.
a short description of a book, film, etc., written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it
foreword
a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book, sometimes praise by a famous person or someone who is not the writer
issue
e.g. An old issue of “Homes and Gardens” lay on the table.
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index
e.g. Try looking up “heart disease” in the index.
an alphabetical list, such as one printed at the back of a book showing which page a subject, name, etc. is on
dotcom
e.g. A survey found that 20 of the top 150 European dotcoms could run out of cash within a year.
a company that does most of its business on the internet
citizen journalism
news from ordinary people in social media
pressure groups
e.g. Journalists often gather news from pressure groups.
a group of people who tend to influence what other thinks for the changes in society
air you views
e.g. Pressure groups usually want to air their views in piblic
express your opinion
to seek publicity
to want to reach a wider audience
soundbite
a short memorable phrase that will be repeated in news and articles
to hunt for
e.g. Journalists hunt for stories.
look for
tap useful sources
make use of ppl or organisations which regularly provide news
airtime
e.g. The more important a story is, the more airtime it will achieve.
minutes given to it on radio or TV
column inches
e.g. The more important the story is, the more column inches it’ll be given.
space In the newspaper
rag
e.g. He had his pic taken for some local rag.
a newspaper or magazine that is considered to be of bad quality.
gutter press
the type of newspaper that pay more attention to shocking stories than to serious matters
a scoop story
the one which is only to be found in one newspaper
run a story
e.g. All newspaper or TV channels hipe to run a story that no one else has discovered.
tell a story
libel
a piece of writing that contains bad or false things about a person
defamation
damaging the reputation of a person = libel
put your own gloss/spin on sth
e.g. Journalists of different political persuasions will put their own gloss/spin on a story.
present in their own way
muck-raking
e.g. Some journalists gather stories by muck-raking
collecting scandals
occurrence
= event
