eye-catching – a picture or layout which catches a person‘s eye
sensational news – which causes public excitement or interest
black and white – without colour
paparazzi – a freelance photographer who follows celebrities
front page – the first page of a news paper
subject matter – the topic dealt with in an article
proof reader – a person who checks a text for errors
fact checker – a person who checks if the newspaper facts and information in an article are
correct
readership – the collective readers of a newspaper (some newspapers have a large readership)
issue – a copy of a newspaper; an important topic for a debate
yellow journalism – journalism that is based upon sensationalism
invasion of privacy –
government censorship –
to cover a story – to report on an event
in-depth coverage of – a detailed analysis of
eyewitness reports – descriptions of what happened by people who actually saw an event take
place
breaking news – news which is just coming in
Activity 2 Fill in the sentences with the words: editorials tabloids paparazzi obituaries fact checker headlines regional layout 1. I don‘t understand why people buy _______ because they don‘t contain real news, just gossip.
2. Famous people deserve the right to privacy and the government should do more to control and
limit __________ .
3. There are so many mistakes in that article with information that they‘ve got wrong. They
really should employ a __________ .
4. I‘m not keen on the __________ of some newspapers. It seems to me as though they are trying
to fill the pages with pictures and big words to get people‘s attention but I just think it‘s messy.
5. Did you read about that amazing hero in World War II that recently died? There was a
wonderful article about her life in the __________ today.
6. The reason that many people only glance through the papers to read the __________ is that
they are so busy and don‘t have time to read the details in the articles themselves.
7. Although we live in a global world, where international news is important to follow, it is still
vital that people read their __________ newspapers in order to learn about the community in
which they live.
8. I like reading __________ because it‘s interesting to read the views of the editor on particular
issues.