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NEWS. I. THE PRESS. 1. newspaper / paper (n) ['nju:zpeipə] a set of large printed sheets of paper containing news, articles, advertisements, etc. and published every day or every week eg: a daily / weekly newspaper. National newspaper. Local newspaper. 2. magazine [,mægə'zi:n] (n)
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I. THE PRESS • 1. newspaper / paper (n) ['nju:zpeipə] a set of large printed sheets of paper containing news, articles, advertisements, etc. and published every day or every week eg: a daily / weekly newspaper National newspaper Local newspaper
2. magazine [,mægə'zi:n](n) • a type of large thin book with a paper cover that you can buy every weekor month, containing articles, photographs,etc., often on a particular topic Eg: Her designer clothes were from the pages of a glossy fashion magazine.
3. journal['dʒə:nl] (n) • a newspaper or magazine that deals with a particular subject or profession Eg: a scientific journal broadcast journal printjournal onlinejournal citizenjournal
4. comic (n) (AmE: comic book) a magazine,especially for children,that tells stories through pictures • 5. fanzine (n) ['fæn,zi:n] a magazine that is written and readby fans of a musician, sports team,etc. • 6. ezine (n) ['i:zi:n] a magazine published in electronic form on the Internet
tabloids broadsheets newspapers (usually smaller than broadsheets) which contain lighter stories and focus more on entertainment and gossip newspapers (traditionally larger in size) which generally contain serious reports and analyses of news
IV. FEATURES OF A PAGE • Headline • Column • Caption • Advertisement / advert / ad • An article about… • A report on… • A feature on… • An exclusive interview with…
V. VALUE JUDGEMENTS • Fair • Balanced • Biased • Boring • Entertaining • Intrusive • Sensationalist
VI. OTHER • Rolling news : non-stop news • 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 • Eye witness reports : descriptions of what happened by people who actually saw an event take place • Breaking news : news which is just coming in • 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