I. Answer the following questions.

1. What do the media include?

2. In what ways can the programmes be transmitted?

3. What might a news programme include?

4. Who does a TV crew consist of?

5. Why is it important to increase the size of the audience?

6. What do high audience figures attract?

7. In what way do tabloids differ from broadsheets?

8. What do celebrities usually complain about?

 

II. Agree or disagree with the following statements.

1. Success of any programme depends on a TV crew.

2. There are some ways of transmitting the programme.

3. Time changes but news programmes remain unchanged.

4. Tabloids often carry editorials to gain more popularity.

5. Paparazzi often use intrusive reporting techniques.

Newspapers and publishing

A Parts of the newspaper: headlines, news reports, the editorial, feature articles, e.g. about fashion or social trends, horoscope, cartoons, crossword, small ads, business news, sports reports, scandal, the letters page

 

A popular or tabloid newspaper focuses more on sensation than real news whereas a quality newspaper professes to be more interested in real news than in sensation. A tabloid usually has a smaller format than a quality paper, it has larger headlines and shorter stories and, in Britain, it prefers stories about film stars, violent crimes and the royal family.

A journal is the name usually given to an academic magazine.

A colour supplement is a magazine which comes out once a week (often on Sundays) as an addition to a newspaper.

A comic is a magazine, usually for children or teenagers, with lots of picture stories and/or cartoons.

 

B Most British papers contain the following:

home news (=news about Britain)

foreign/international news (= news about other countries)

business news

sports news

features (= longer articles about special subjects, e.g. famous person or a political issue)

radio and TV programmes

weather forecast (= tells what the weather will be like)

reviews (= when film, theatre and music critics write about new films, plays and records, and give their opinion of them )

C People

Editor: the person in control of the daily production

Reporters/journalists: people who report news and write articles; many journalists are freelance (= they work for themselves and are not employed by the newspaper).

 

D Headlines

Certain words are often used in newspaper headlines:

row (pronounced like ‘cow’) (= an argument)

quit (= to leave a job)

bid (n, v) (= an effort / try / an attempt)

cut (n, v) (= to reduce / make less)

back (= to support)

hit (= to affect badly)

talks (= discussions)

key (= very important)

 

When we refer to something in a newspaper we can use the verb say (not write) or the expression according to:

It says in The Times that they’ve found the missing girl.

According to The Guardian, the missing girl was found last night.

 

Exercises

1. Write definitions explaining what jobs each of these people involved in the media do?

Example: A make-up artist makes up the faces of people who are to appear on TV.

1 a foreign correspondent 6 a bookseller

2 a sub-editor 7 a publisher

3 a continuity person 8 a columnist

4 an editor 9 a camera operator

5 a librarian 10 a critic

 

Explain the headlines in your own words. Do not use the underlined words.

1. “Minister to quit” 2. “Government cuts spending on new hospitals” 3. “New bid to cut teenage smoking” 4. “Bad weather hits farmers”

5. “Germany backs US plan” 6. “Ministers in tax row” 7. “Police Discover Key Witness” 8. “Japan and US enter fresh talks”

 

Buy two different newspapers (in English or your own language) and complete this table.

	Paper 1 (no. of pages)	Paper 2 (no. of pages)
home news foreign/international news feature articles business news sports news

For the same two papers complete this table.

	Paper 1 (yes/no)	Paper 2 (yes/no)
weather forecast cartoons crossword radio and TV programmes reviews

Choose any newspaper (it could be in your own language if you can't find an English one) and complete the following sentences.

1. The main story today is about....

2. The editorial is about....

3. There are readers' letters on page... and they deal with the following topics: ....

4. The most interesting feature is about....

5. There is some scandal on page..., a crossword on page..., a cartoon on page... and some small ads on page....

6. The most interesting business story is about... and the largest sports article is about....

7. The most striking photograph shows....

8. There are advertisements for..., ... and....

9. An article about... on page... made me feel....

Think about the newspapers in your own country. Answer these questions.

1. How many national daily newspapers are there?

2. How many are tabloids?

3. Are any of the quality papers in tabloid form?

4. How many broadsheets are there?

5. How many newspapers only come out on Sundays in your country?

6. Which newspaper has the largest circulation?

7. Can you name at least one editor of a daily paper; ant two or three famous journalists who write for daily or weekly papers?

8. How often do you read the newspaper? How often do you buy a newspaper?

 

 

Press is the Mirror of Current Events

Every day millions of newspapers and magazines are published all over the world. Now it's difficult to say how many different newspapers andmagazines are issued in our country. The list of their titles may seem endless. There are different national and local papers, dailies and weeklies, some that are issued three times a week and even monthlies. They satisfy different interests and tastes.

People subscribe to various papers and magazines, but they have one common aim. People want to know what is going on in the world, in the country, city, town or village, what people are anxious about. That's why newspapers and magazines inform the readers of the current events and home and international affairs. They inform the readers of all important developments, give full attention to the most important national and international affairs, carry commentaries on the most interesting events. There are also articles on sports, art, music, new books. There are interviews with well-known people and celebrities. Everything printed corresponds to people's interests.

As our press is democratic, following the principle of freedom of speech, it makes readers acquainted with different opinions on various problems.

As for me, I subscribe, to «Computer News». It's a weekly for specialists and entrepreneurs. In Britain such newspapers are called quality newspapers, because they are serious and cover news thoughtfully. In «Computer News» you can find all the necessary information on computer world: new discoveries and inventions, network, software, hardware, interesting and entertaining facts, advertisements. The paper has a supplement, which contains information about the computer market, prices, sellers, types of computers and peripherals on sale.

This newspaper has a circulation of 10500. Personally I, find it useful and interesting. And if you are interested in all these things I advise you to subscribe to «Computer News».You won't regret.

Vocabulary Focus

I. Tell the difference between the following notions:

national paper s/ local papers; dailies / weeklies / monthlies

newspapers / magazines

foreign affairs / home affairs

quality paper / broadsheet / popular paper / tabloid

 

II. Fill in the appropriate preposition.

1. Millions … newspapers and magazines are published all … the world.

2. They inform the readers … all important developments, give full attention … the most important national and international affairs, carry commentaries … the most interesting events.

3. People subscribe … various papers and magazines to learn the things they are anxious ….

4. The principle of freedom … speech makes readers acquainted … different opinions … various problems.

5. This newspaper has a circulation … 10500.

 

III. Find the appropriate translationfor the following Russian sentences in the text.

1.Каждый день во всём мире издаются миллионы газет и журналов.

2.Люди хотят знать, что происходит в мире, в стране, в городе или деревне, где они живут.

3.Всё напечатанное соответствует интересам людей.

4.В Британии такие газеты называют газетами высокого качества, потому что они серьёзно и содержательно подают новости.

5.Лично я считаю эту газету полезной и интересной.

 

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