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5 3 The press and media

The term the mass media in English refers basically to TV, radio and newspapers: means of
communication which reach very large numbers of people. This page looks at some useful
words for talking about the mass media and about publishing in general.

Radio and television
Types of TV programmes: documentaries news broadcasts current affairs programmes
soap operas quizzes sitcoms drama chat shows detective stories sports programmes
weather forecasts music programmes game shows variety shows commercials
A serial is a story that continues from one programme or episode to the next. A series is
about the same characters or has the same format each week but each programme is
complete in itself.

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Newspapers and publishing

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.
Make sure you know the verbs in these sentences.
The BBC World Service broadcasts throughout the world.
I can receive / pick up broadcasts from Moscow on my radio.
They're showing a good film on TV tonight.
This book was published by CUP but it was printed in Hong Kong.
The film was shot / made on location in Spain.
They cut / censored the film before showing it on TV.
This article / programme has been badly edited.
See Unit 92 for the language of newspaper headlines.

English Vocabulary in Use