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Word List: Media basics - list 2
- press conference, press conferences
(noun) - Definition:
- a question and answer session with members of television, print and other media
- Example:
- What time will the press conference be?
- hold a press conference
(Chunk) - Example:
- The press conference will be held at 3 pm.
- journalism [dʒɜnɛlɪzm]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the aggregating, writing, editing, and presenting of news or news articles for widespread distribution, typically in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, for the purpose of informing the audience
- Example:
- I work in journalism.
- news [n(j)uːz]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- new information of interest; reports of current events broadcast via media such as newspapers or television
- Example:
- Did you listen to the news tonight?
- news agency, news agencies
(noun) - Definition:
- an organisation that gathers and distributes news
- Example:
- He's working at a news agency.
- latest [ˈleɪt.ɪst]
(adjective) - Definition:
- most recent; last
- Example:
- Here is the latest news on the accident.
- outdated
(adjective) - Definition:
- out of date, old-fashioned, not the latest one
- Example:
- Your version of the document is outdated.
- Antonym(s):current
- interactive [ɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)ˈæktɪv]
(adjective) - Definition:
- acting with each other
- Example:
- Human communication is an interactive process.
- computerisation [kʌmˌpjutəraɪˈzeɪʃən]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the act of computerising something, or something computerised
- Example:
- Computerisation is a long, on-going process.
- surveillance
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- close observation of an individual or group, especially one under suspicion; systematic observation of places and people by visual, aural, electronic, photographic or other means
- Example:
- Surveillance of public places is an issue.
- media literacy
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the competence to deal with and use different media
- Example:
- Developing media literacy is very important nowadays.
- censorship [ˈsɛnsəˌʃɪp]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- the use of state or group power to control freedom of expression, such as passing laws to prevent media from being published or propagated
- Example:
- Political censorship occurs when governments hold back information from their citizens.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/media-basics/list-2/
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