Mass Media - vocabulary and phrases
Created by Tereza Kašparová

Phrases and Vocab
Vocab
- breaking news
- fake news
- tabloids (bulvár),
- online broadcast (online vysílání),
- breaking news (mimořádné zprávy),
- freedom of the press (svoboda tisku),
- sources, to manipulate,
- to persuade (přesvědčit),
- to censor (cenzurovat),
- censorship
- misleading (zavádějící)
- to (un)subscribe to (přihlásit/odhlásit se k odběru)
- to go viral
- to spread information,
- self-deceit (sebeklam),
- to raise awareness (upozorňovat na důležitá témata )
Phrases
- writing for newspapers
- point of view
- fact-checking (ověřování faktů)
- to publish (publikovat),
- to stream (vysílat online),
- to keep up with the news (sledovat aktuální zprávy
- to be biased / unbiased (být zaujatý / nezaujat)
- to raise awareness (zvýšit povědomí)
- to go on air ( jít do vysílání)
The most common types of media
- TV - news, documentaries
- Radio - music, news
- Newspapers and magazines - articles, daily news
- Internet - websites, blogs
- Social media - Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X
Popularity
- instagram - is popular at the age of 13-35
- tik tok - is popular at the age of 8-90
- snapchat - is popular at the age of 12-25
- facebook - is popular at the age of 18-90
- whatsapp - 7 - 90
- pinterest - 13 - 40
- x - 15 - 80
- messenger - 18 - 90
Role of media
- inform
- entertain
- educate
- economic
Mass Media - Vocab & Phrases
- The most common types of media
- Role of the media
- Popularity
- Costs
- Offer and content (e.g. programmes, channels, stations, types)
- Users (age, gender, etc.)
- Advantages/disadvantages
- Your own experience
- Social networks (advantages, disadvantages)
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Offer and content
Advert/Advertisement
Users (age, gender, etc)
- social media is allowed from 13y
- most of them are used by younger children then it is allowed
- news papers, magazines and radio are used mostly by people between 40 to 80
social networks (pros and cons)
exp: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Messenger, Whatsapp, Pinterest, Snapchat, X
PROS:
- inspiration
- information
- education
- communication
- entertainment
- community
- support
CONS:
- cyber-bullying
- loss of privacy
- addiction-time wasting
- mental health impact
- comparing lives
- misinformation / disinformation
- communication
Advanteges/disadvantages
ADVANTAGES
- access to information
- inspiration
- entertainment
- education
DISADVANTAGES
- bullying
- no privacy
- fake news
- bias and manipulation
- addiction