CITIZEN JOURNALISM Target Vocabulary absolute adj complete perfect undoubted certain He ruled with absolute power A sick person needs to have absolute trust in a ID: 770149
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CITIZEN JOURNALISM
Target Vocabulary absolute ( adj ) complete , perfect , undoubted , certain He ruled with absolute power . A sick person needs to have absolute trust in a doctor .
advertising (n) a public promotion of some product or service ad , advert"You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough" [Joseph E. Levine]advertisement (n)
audience (n) a group of viewers or listeners, esp at a public event such as a concert or playThe singer expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as opera.
concept (n) an abstract or general idea , plan We never love someone. We just love the idea we have of someone. It's a concept of ours - summing up, ourselves - that we love. Fernando Pessoa
devastation (n) d estruction A huge bomb blast brought devastation to the centre of the city. devastate (v) to destroy, to give big damage
editor (n) a person who edits written material for p ublication She works as the sports editor for a well-known newspaper.edit (v) to prepare (written material) for publication or presentation , as by correcting, revising, or adapting.
execution (n) d eath penalty , capital punishmentcarrying into action, performingHe was sentenced to execution by lethal injection.execute (v) to put into effect; carry out, perform, do t o be executed (v) executive ( adj ) administrative , managerial
found (v) establish, launch , form YTU was founded in 1911 as a state university.
inaccurate ( adj) mistaken or incorrect, not accurateIn recent days there has been a lot of inaccurate reporting and misinformation on social media.inaccuracy (n)
inferior to (adj ) l ower in rank or importancepoor, second-rateHis photographs were inferior to those taken by Ernie."No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent" [Eleanor Roosevelt]the inferior status of women in many societies i nferior ity X superior ity (n)
racist (adj ) r ace (n) ethnic groupracism (n) prejudice against an ethnic groupracist (adj) racially prejudiced , chauvinist He has a hard core of support amongst white racists .
reject (n) refuse , say no to, turn downThe journal rejected the student's paper. My credit card was rejected by the ATM. rejection (n)
research (v/n) r esearch (n) careful study of a given subjectresearch (v) to study thoroughly to carry out investigations to do researchT he students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project .
resign (v) to give up , leave, quit a positionHe resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job.resignation (n)
solution (n) a method of dealing with a problemanswer, result, explanationIf you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem.solve (v)
survivor (n) survive (v) to remain alivesurvivor (n) a person or thing that survivessurvival (adj) endurance, natural selection T he survivors of the fire were taken to a hospita l. survival of the fittest
transform (v) to change , alter , make differentThe old factory has been transformed into an art gallery.transformation (n)
well-trained (adj) Having gained satisfactory training
Discuss: If you want to work as a journalist for a newspaper, what skills do you need?What does the title ‘Citizen Journalism’ mean?Can any person be a journalist today ?
Journal / Journalism / Journalist journal (n) a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations. a newspaper, esp. a daily one.a periodical or magazine, esp. one published for a group, learned society, or profession.journalism (n) the occupation of reporting, writing, editing, photographing, or broadcasting news.journalist (n)
Change in the news media Using the telegraph (1840s)Digital media (2000s)
Think about the following questions : What kind of changes have occured in the news broadcasting throughout history? (par.1)What procedure is followed before a news story appears in a newspaper ? (par.2)
Samples of Collocations t o have control over stgToday, traditional journalists no longer have this control over the news .
Traditional / Citizen What are the differences?Traditional………………Citizen…… …… ……
Who reported these news faster ? Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, 2005Tsunami in Southeast Asia, 2004
The Impact of Citizen Journalism Trent Lott , senator (2002)Dan Rather, CBS journalist (2004)
Problems What kind of problems does citizen journalism have? (par.6)Why is the death of Saddam Hussein given as an example ?
Some Collocations to force s/o to do stg to lose moneyto do business to make moneyOnline news sites have forced the traditional media to change the way they do business . This has caused the traditional news media to lose money . Traditional media make money mainly through advertising .
Change in doing business How do newspapers make money?What made them change the way they do business?
Change in doing business
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