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Englisch (Subject) / Key Words in the media (Lesson)
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- photo opportunity (noun) [C] a situation or event that lends itself to andis often arranged expressly for the takingof pictures that favourably publicize theindividuals photographed
- sound bite (noun) [C] in film and broadcasting, a soundbite is avery short piece of footage taken from alonger speech or an interview in whichsomeone with authority says somethingwhich is considered by those who edit thespeech or interview to be a most importantpoint
- commercial (also spots) (noun) [C] commercial break (noun) [C] describes radio or television that is paid forby advertisements which are broadcastbetween and during programmes: an intervalduring a radio or television programfor the purpose of broadcasting commercials
- prime time or peak time (noun) [U] in television and radio broadcasting, thetime when the largest number of peopleare watching or listening
- ratings (plural noun) a list of television and radio programmesshowing how popular they are
- slot (noun) [C] an amount of time which is officially allowedfor a single event in a planned orderof activities or events The programme will occupy thathalf-hour slot before the nineo'clock news.
- current affairs (plural noun) political, social, and economic events thatare happening now and are discussed innews programmes and newspapers
- sitcom (noun) [C] situation comedy
- romcom (noun) [C] romantic comedy
- infotainment (noun) [U] programme that is part information andpart entertainment
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- docudrama (noun) [C] programme that is part documentary andpart drama
- talking head (noun) [C] informal a talker on television who talks directly intothe cameras and whose upper body is allthat is shown on the screen
- vox pop (noun) [U] interviews with members of the public on aradio or television programme
- clip (film, television) (noun) [C] a short part of a film or television programme I've seen a clip from the film.
- footage (noun) [U] a piece of film, especially one showing anevent Woody Allen's film 'Zelig' containsearly newsreel footage. (Filmmaterial)
- live (adjective) (of a performance) broadcast, recorded orseen while it is happening
- crew (noun) [C + singular or plural verb] a group of people who work together a TV / film / camera crew
- newscaster (noun ) UK also newsreader someone who reads out the reports on aradio or TV programme
- anchorperson, anchorwoman, anchorman, anchor (noun) [C] US a person who is the main news reader(sometimes very famous) on a televisionor radio news programme (Hauptnachrichtenmoderator)
- host (noun) [C] person who introduces guests, especiallyon TV or radio Our host for tonight is Jay Leno.
- revenue (noun) income received (by radio/TV/newspapersand magazines) through advertising orother means
- licence fee (noun) the amount of money paid by televisionand radio owners that allows public broadcastersto fund programming
- commercial broadcasting (noun) refers to the broadcasting of televisionprograms and radio programming by privatelyowned corporate media, as opposedto state sponsorship
- public service broadcasting (UK) refers to broadcasting intended for thepublic benefit rather than for purely commercialconcerns
- broadcast (noun) a television or radio programme We watched a live broadcast ofthe programme.
- broadcast (verb) verb [I or T] broadcast orUS ALSObroadcasted to send out a programme ontelevision or radio (ausstrahlen) The tennis championship isbroadcast live to several differentcountries.FIGURATIVE I'm leaving butplease don't broadcast (= telleveryone) the fact.
- netizen (noun) an active participant in the online communityof the internet
- blogosphere (noun) all the blogs on the Internet, and the peoplewho write or read them
- social network platforms online community of people who use themodern technology to communicate andshare information Twitter, Facebook,Blackberry
- new media (plural noun) products and services that provide informationor entertainment using computersor the Internet, and not by traditionalmethods such as television andnewspapers We must embrace the opportunitiespresented by the new media.
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- mass media (singular noun) newspapers, radio and television The mass media has becomeone of the main instruments ofpolitical change.
- media (singular noun) newspapers, magazines, radio and televisionconsidered as a group:the local / national mediamedia coverage / hype / reports The issue has been much discussedin the media.
- share (PART OF A BUSINESS) (noun) [C] [Aktie] one of the equal parts into which the ownershipof a company is divided and whichcan be bought by members of the public The value of my shares hasrisen / fallen by 8%.We've got some shares in BritishTelecom.He invests in stocks andshares. [Wertpapiere]
- shareholder (noun) [C] someone who owns shares in a company a shareholders' meeting
- blue-chip (adjective) [before noun] a blue-chip company or investment is onethat can be trusted and is not likely to fail
- stock exchange (noun) [C usually singular] (ALSO stock market) a place where parts of the ownership ofcompanies are bought and sold, or theorganization of people whose job is to dothis buying or selling (Börsenplatz) They bought some shares onthe London stock exchange.Stock markets around the worldare reacting to news of the USpresident's announcement.
- bear market (noun) ]C] a time when the price of shares is fallingand a lot of people are selling them
- bull market (noun) [C] a time when the prices of most shares arerising
- decline (verb) to gradually become less, worse, or lower (nachlassen)
- drop (verb) to move to a lower level, or cause somethingto move to a lower level We've had to drop our pricesbecause of the recession.
- slide (verb) to go into a worse state, often through lackof control or care The dollar slid against othermajor currencies.
- crash (verb / noun) suddenly fail
- plummet (verb) fall very quickly and suddenly
- plunge (verb) move or fall suddenly and often a long waydown
- slump (verb) (of prices, value or sales) to fall suddenly The value of property hasslumped.
- dip (verb) go down momentarily
- climb (verb) increase in value
- escalate (verb) make or become greater or more serious His financial problems escalatedwhen he lost his job
- rally (verb / noun) improve (Erholung des Marktes, sich erhohlen) Share prices fell again todayafter yesterday’s rally.
- rocket (verb) rise extremely quickly House prices are rocketing.