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Mass Media
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The mass media play an important part in our lives. Newspapers, radio and especially TV inform us of what is going on in the world and give us wonderful possibilities for education and entertainment. They also influence the way we see the world and shape our views. Of course, not all newspapers and TV programs report the events objectively, but serious journalists and TV reporters try to be fair and provide us with reliable information.
It is true that the world today is full of dramatic events and most news seems to be bad news. But people aren't interested in ordinary events. That is why there are so many programs and articles about natural disasters, plane crashes, wars, murders and robberies. Good news doesn't usually make headlines. Bad news does.
Some people say that journalists are given too much freedom. They often intrude in people's private lives. They follow celebrities and print sensational stories about them which are untrue or half true. They take photos of them in their most intimate moments. The question is – should this be allowed?
The main source of news for millions of people is television. People like TV news because they can see everything with their own eyes. And that's an important advantage. Seeing, as we know, is believing. Besides, it's much more difficult for politicians to lie in front of the cameras than on the pages of newspapers.
Still, many people prefer the radio. It's good to listen to the radio in the car, or in the open air, or when you do something about the house.
Newspapers don't react to events as quickly as TV, but they usually provide us with extra detail, comment and background information.
The Internet has recently become another important source of information. Its main advantage is that news appears on the screen as soon as things happen in real life and you don't have to wait for news time on TV.
Exercise 3. Answer the questions using information from the text and your own knowledge:
1. What types of mass media do you know?
2. Do all newspapers and TV programs report the events objectively?
3. Who provides us with reliable information?
4. How do journalists intrude into people's private lives?
5. What is the main source of news for millions of people?
6. Why do people like TV news?
7. Why do many people prefer the radio?
8. What kind of mass media provides us with extra detail, comment and background information?
9. What is the main advantage of the Internet?
Exercise 4. Read the following statements and say if they are true or false:
1. Three sources of information are mentioned in this article.
2. All the mass media report all events objectively.
3. People would like to know about extra ordinary events.
4. People are sure that journalists are given too much freedom.
5. Newspapers give us more details about events than TV.
6. TV reacts to events as quickly as the Internet.
Exercise 5. Fill in the gaps with the suitable words:
television views radio TV reliable newspapers mass media events internet.
1. The... play an important part in our lives.
2. Newspapers, radio and especially... inform us of what is going on in the world.
3. They also influence the way we see the world and shape our....
4. Serious journalists and TV reporters provide us with... information.
5. Nowadays people aren't interested in ordinary....
6. The main source of news for millions of people is....
7. It’s good to listen to the... when you do something about the house.
8.... usually provide us with extra detail, comment and background information.
9. The... has recently become another important source of information.
*Exercise 6. Translate the following sentences using active vocabulary:
a) into English:
1. Ти завжди можеш покластися на мене. 2. Навчання – твоє основне завдання в коледжі. 3. Він зрадив нас, і ми не довіряємо йому більше. 4. В книжках кожен може знайти корисну інформацію для себе. 5. Він є автором цієї статті. 6. Я не знаю чому я про це не проінформований. 7. Цей хлопець є обізнаним у всіх питання політики. 8. Ми працювали тяжко, саме час відпочити. 9. Газети – основне джерело інформації. 10. Ніколи не намагайся втікти від реальності. Це-життя.
b) into Ukrainian:
1. Mass media are means of communication, such as radio, television, newspapers, magazines, which create a very large audience. 2. Mass media are so influential as they are used for popularisation for business and social concerns, education, entertainment, advertisements, and so on. 3. Mass media play a crucial role in forming public opinion, because, first, they communicate the world to individuals, second, they reproduce the modern society’s self-image, third, they cater for the tastes of some social group. 4. The four main news agencies provide 90 % of the total news output of the world's press, radio and television. 5. Mass media constantly force attention to certain issues, build up images of political figures and present various objects suggesting what people should think about them. 6. As some amount of the information they present is impartial and serious, they have respect and authority. 7. They create the audience which supports them financially.
*Exercise 8. Which of these words collocate with the word “news”?
e.g. newsroom
room stand print conference
agency flash hound letter
worthy paper agent desk
Exercise 9. Complete these sentences with some of the words from the exercise above.
1. The …. is the place where journalists write their reports.
2. You can buy a ‘paper at a news….or at a news….in the street.
3. If it is a good story, it is news….
4. A good reporter is sometimes called a news….
5. Politicians often inform journalists about their actions at news….
Exercise 10. Match the words with its definition:
Brochure A newspaper that has small pages, short articles and lots of photographs. They are often considered to be less serious than other newspapers.
Rag A newspaper that is printed on large sheets of paper measuring approximately 38 cm by 61 cm. They are generally considered to be more serious than other newspapers.
Tabloid A magazine or booklet with pictures that gives you information about a product or service.
Broadsheet People refer to a newspaper as a rag when they have a low opinion of it.
** Exercise 11. Answer the following questions using the expressions below:
It is interesting to note; As far as I know; To my mind; Speaking of; As far as I remember; I’d like to stress the point; On the contrary; All in all.
1. How do you get the news?
2. Do you read newspapers or magazines more?
3. How often do you read newspapers/magazines?
4. What’s your favourite newspaper/magazine?
5. Do you like to watch TV?
6. How much time do you spend on watcing TV every day?
7. Do you use the Internet?
8. Why do you surf the net? (for playing games; for talking to friends; for reading the news; for downloading films/music/pictures)
9. Is mass media important to you? Why? Why not?
10. What is in the news in your country at the moment?
11. What types of newspaper do your read, and why do you read that type for?
12. What do you think of the press in your country? Is it sensationalist and exploitative?
13. What do you think the role of the press should be in society?
**Exercise12. Do a project:
Imagine you are a journalist. You have an opportunity to interview a president. What question will you put him? Describe your future interview with him.
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