CITIZEN JOURNALISM

Target Vocabulary absolute (adj) complete, perfect, undoubted, certain He ruled with absolute power. A sick person needs to have absolute trust in a doctor.

advertising (n) a public promotion of some product or service ad, advert "You can fool all the people all the time if the  advertising is right and the budget is big enough"  [Joseph E. Levine] advertisement (n)

audience (n) a group of viewers or listeners, esp at a public event such as a  concert or play The singer expanded his audience by recording popular songs as well as  opera.

concept (n) an abstract or general idea, plan We never love someone. We just love the idea we have of someone. It's a concept of ours - summing up, ourselves - that we love. Fernando Pessoa

devastation (n) destruction A huge bomb blast brought devastation to the centre of the city. devastate (v) to destroy, to give big damage

editor (n) a person who edits written material for publication She works as the sports editor for a well-known newspaper. edit (v) to prepare (written material) for publication or presentation, as by correcting, revising, or adapting.

execution (n) death penalty, capital punishment carrying into action, performing He was sentenced to execution by lethal injection. execute (v) to put into effect; carry out, perform, do to be executed (v) executive (adj) administrative, managerial

found (v) establish, launch, form YTU was founded in 1911 as a state university.

inaccurate (adj) mistaken or incorrect, not accurate In recent days there has been a lot of inaccurate reporting and misinformation on social media. inaccuracy (n)

inferior to (adj) lower in rank or importance poor, second-rate His photographs were inferior to those taken by Ernie. "No-one can make you feel inferior without your consent" [Eleanor Roosevelt] the inferior status of women in many societies inferiority X superiority (n)

racist (adj) race (n) ethnic group racism (n) prejudice against an ethnic group racist (adj) racially prejudiced, chauvinist He has a hard core of support amongst white racists.

reject (n) The journal rejected the student's paper. refuse, say no to, turn down The journal rejected the student's paper. My credit card was rejected by the ATM. rejection (n)

research (v/n) research (n) careful study of a given subject research (v) to study thoroughly to carry out investigations to do research The students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project.

resign (v) to give up, leave, quit a position He resigned from the company in order to take a more challenging job. resignation (n)

solution (n) a method of dealing with a problem answer, result, explanation If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. solve (v)

survivor (n) The survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital. survive (v) to remain alive survivor (n) a person or thing that survives survival (adj) endurance, natural selection The survivors of the fire were taken to a hospital. survival of the fittest

transform (v) to change, alter, make different The old factory has been transformed into an art gallery. transformation (n)

well-trained (adj) Having gained satisfactory training

Discuss: If you want to work as a journalist for a newspaper, what skills do you need? What does the title ‘Citizen Journalism’ mean? Can any person be a journalist today?

Journal / Journalism / Journalist journal (n) a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations. a newspaper, esp. a daily one. a periodical or magazine, esp. one published for a group, learned society, or profession. journalism (n) the occupation of reporting, writing, editing,  photographing, or broadcasting news. journalist (n)

Change in the news media Using the telegraph (1840s) Digital media (2000s)

Think about the following questions: What kind of changes have occured in the news broadcasting throughout history? (par.1) What procedure is followed before a news story appears in a newspaper? (par.2)

Samples of Collocations to have control over stg Today, traditional journalists no longer have this control over the news.

Traditional / Citizen What are the differences? …… Citizen ……

Who reported these news faster? Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, 2005 Tsunami in Southeast Asia, 2004

The Impact of Citizen Journalism Trent Lott, senator (2002) Dan Rather, CBS journalist (2004)

Problems What kind of problems does citizen journalism have? (par.6) Why is the death of Saddam Hussein given as an example?

Some Collocations to force s/o to do stg to lose money to do business to make money Online news sites have forced the traditional media to change the way they do business. This has caused the traditional news media to lose money. Traditional media make money mainly through advertising.

Change in doing business How do newspapers make money? What made them change the way they do business?

Change in doing business

Suggested videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs6JpqcU-do Social Media Citizen Journalism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHo9p4tb6C4&t=26s Traditional Media VS Social Media https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S99W3NI9bYQ Citizen Journalists - (Examples of Citizen Journalism and User Generated Content ) by David Bowden