Making the News Review

Which is the BEST definition of media?

• A type of communication that isn't very specific.

• A means of mass communication that reaches many people.

• When you film a video and add more dimensions to it.

• A type of audio that facilitates interpersonal interactions.

​ (a)   media involves physical mediums, such as newspapers and ​ (b)   . Billboards and bulletin boards are examples of ​ (c)   media. ​ (d)   media transmits information through signals and examples include television and ​ podcasts. New media helps to connect people across the world, examples of it are social media and ​ (e)   .

• Print
• magazines
• outdoor
• Broadcast
• blogs
• wall paintings
• pamphlets

Choose TWO features that are common in podcasts.

• theme song

• interview

• screaming homeless people

• special effects

What is the BEST definition of journalism?

• Finding fake news and making fun of them.

• Convincing people that they're smarter than they really are.

• Collecting and presenting information to the public.

• A truthful way to explain silly things to the public.

A news ​ (a)   chooses which stories to show the public. A news ​ (b)   helps to write the scripts. A news ​ (c)   is often called the "face" of the news program. A ​ (d)   is in the middle of the action, since he is often outside interviewing people. A ​ (e)   captures compelling footage after long hours of filming.

• director
• editor
• anchor
• reporter
• camera operator
• barista
• psychologist

Match the words with the pictures.

• Fake news

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• Advertisement

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• Clickbait

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• Viral moment

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• Information literacy

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