15,16[lecture 8 vocabulary related to press, fame,entertainment

Bias (n.) – liking or disliking something or someone too much, not being fair
because your feelings influence your choices. Whoever controls the media can
also control what news gets shown or left out, and they might add their own
feelings to how they report things.
Current affairs (n.) – news about important events happening right now.
Depending on what’s happening in the world, the number of emails I get each
day can change a lot.
Editor (n.) – someone who fixes or changes parts of texts or films before they
are shown or printed, or someone who decides what goes into a newspaper or
magazine. I was the editor of our school magazine for some time, deciding what
articles to use and putting them together.
Free press (n.) – when newspapers, TV, and radio in a country can say what they
want, even if it criticizes the government or other groups. We often say we have
a free press, which means news can be shown all day on the internet and TV.
Headline (n.) – the big, bold words at the top of a news story in a paper or the
main news points on TV or radio. Not every good news story gets to be a
headline.
Journal (n.) – a serious magazine or paper that comes out regularly and talks
about a specific topic. I ask my students to keep a journal about what they do
when teaching.
Journalism (n.) – the job of gathering, writing, and sharing news in papers,
magazines, on TV, and on the radio. I think stopping information from being
free is censorship, and that’s what some news stories do.
News (n.) – updates or reports about recent events. These days, we can find out
about news any time of the day.
Newspaper (n.) – a paper that comes out regularly with news, photos, and ads, or
a website that does the same. The study showed that newspapers don’t talk much
about the gap between rich and poor people.
Newsstand (n.) – a small outdoor shop or stand where newspapers and
magazines are sold. Paperback novels were sold in places like newsstands and
got more people reading and writing.
Opinion (n.) – what someone thinks about something. Even if you control what
gets printed, you can’t control what people think.
Press (n.) – newspapers and magazines, or what people think about a topic. This
study criticizes the press a lot, and I don’t agree with it.
Tabloid (n.) – a small, popular newspaper with lots of pictures and short news
stories. The study looked closely at big newspapers and one tabloid from each
area where the candidates were from.
Informative (adj.) – giving a lot of helpful information. Titles should be short
but full of good information and show what’s inside, not just how important it is.
Intrusive (adj.) – bothering someone by being where you’re not wanted. Being
famous means you get chased by photographers a lot, which I think would be
annoying.
Sensationalist (adj.) – trying to shock or excite people, often more than being
serious, especially in news. These shocking headlines make it seem like the
sport is always having big problems.
Paparazzi (n.) – photographers who follow famous people everywhere to take
their photos for newspapers and magazines. The paparazzi can cause dangerous
situations just to snap a photo of someone famous.
Expose (v.) – to show something bad or dishonest to the public. The newspaper
article revealed the actor was lying.
Intrude (v.) – to go somewhere you’re not wanted. Photographers and reporters
often get too involved in the lives of famous people.
Investigate (v.) – to carefully look into something like a crime or problem to find
the truth. Scientists might look into many ways to use a new medicine.
Author (n.) – the person who writes a book, article, or play. I’m reading a book
right now, and the author has some really good points.
Celebrity (n.) – someone famous, especially in shows or movies. Some famous
people are great role models and help bring attention to big issues, but we also
see a lot of them acting out.
Episode (n.) – one event or a set of related events. This new piece of the scandal
has surprised many people.