theme d

• a medium 


  medium refers to one type of communication
• the media


  all different types of communication all at once
• mass media 


  a type of communication which reach large number of people at once
• print media


  any type of media that is printed, been around the longest
• broadcast media


  any type of media that is broadcast to a live audience
• new media


  any type of communication that is digital / internet based
• public opinion


  views held by the general public on a particular issue
• media reach


  the idea of how many people use the media, how frequnetly
• media influence


  the idea of how the media informs, educates and persuades people to think
• censorship


  when the government in a country limits the information the media can give to the public

  1. to protect he troops in times of war
  2. to protect the people in the event of terrorism/serious crimes
• press freedom


  the ability of the press to give information and express their views freely without censorship
• bias 


  when information is presented in a way that, unfairly, favours one side over another
• editor


  the person responsible for the content of a newspaper, television or radio programmes
• journalist


  a person who gathers information to write news reports for the media
• spin doctor


  someone who is paid by political parties and politicians to try to get certain stories in the media
• public service broadcaster


  a media organisation which is paid for not through customer fees or advertising
• public interest

  • government and parliament- political decisions that are made to promote and protect the well-being of the general public +
  • media- news stories which appeal or have relevance, to the general public
• quality press


  refers the newspaper that report news in a serious way
• popular press


  refers to the newspaper that reports news in a less serious way, aims to entertain as well as inform and educate their readers
• editors code of practice

  guidelines written by IPSO for the press and journalists about the information they gather and how they obtain and use it
• IPSO


  The independent press standards organisation is the regulator for the press. It standards of how the press should behave
• Libel 


  When the press writes incorrect things about people, usually have a negative impact on that person
• slander 


  When people including journalists say, incorrect things about peope that can have a negative impact on that person
• boycott 


  When consumers actively start buying from a business as part of the protests against something the business has done
• Investigative journalism 


  Deep investigation by journalist into a topic of interest
• Scrutiny


  To examine something carefully in depth