JOURNALISM AND MEDIA

BY: MARÍA JOSÉ ESCOBAR

 PEOPLE’S ROLES IN THE MEDIA
• REPORTER: DISCOVERS INFORMATION ABOUT NEW EVENTS AND DESCRIBES THEM

• PAPARAZZO: PHOTOGRAPHER WHO FOLLOWS FAMOUS PEOPLE

• EDITOR: CORRECTS OR CHANGES PIECES OF TEXTS BEFORE THEY ARE PRINTED

• PRODUCER: IN CHARGE OF THE PRACTICAL AND FINANCIAL ARRENGEMENTS

NEEDED TO MAKE A FILM
• BLOGGER: POSTS EXPERIENCES, OBSERVATIONS, OPINIONS, ETC
• CORRESPONDENT: EMPLOYED BY A NEWSPAPER TO REPORT ON A PARTICULAR
TOPIC OR SEND REPORTS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY

• ANCHOR: PERSON WHO’S THE MAIN NEWS READER ON A TV OR RADIO SHOW

• MODERATOR: PERSON WHO HELPS THE OTHER PEOPLE COME TO AN AGREEMENT

• COLUMNIST: WRITER OF EDITOR OF NEWSPAPER OR MAGAZINE COLUMN

 THE MEDIA

• A SOUND BITE: A VERY SHORT PART OF A SPEECH OR STATEMENT

• BLOGOSPHERE : PERSONAL WEBSITES AND BLOG
• BROADSHEETS : QUALITY NEWSPAPERS, THE QUALITY PRESS
• CIRCULATION FIGURES: THE NUMBER OF NEWSPAPER SOLD
• CITIZEN JOURNALISM : WHEN ORDINARY PEOPLE GATHER AND SPREAD NEWS
• GO VIRAL: PASSED FROM PERSON TO PERSON ON THE INTERNET
• HITS: THE NUMBER OF VISITS TO A WEBSITE
• LIBEL LAWS: OFFICIAL RULES GOVERNING WHAT YOU MAY SAY ABOUT PEOPLE
IN PRINT
• THE TABLOIDS : THE POPULAR PRESS
• TRENDING : POPULAR AT THE MOMENT (ESPECIALLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA)
• SPIN : PRESENT A POSITIVE VIEW OF SOMETHING TO INFLUENCE PEOPLE
• VIEWING FIGURES : THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WATCH A BROADCAST
(PROGRAM)