News

TYPES OF JOURNALISM 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

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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

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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