Mass media

MASS MEDIA

• 1. Different types of mass media, pros and cons
• 2. Press
• 3. Radio and television
• 4. Influence of mass media
• 5. Influence of the Internet

• If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you are misinformed.
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• (commonly attributed to Mark Twain or Thomas Jefferson)
• We have more media than ever and more technology in our lives. It’s supposed to help us communicate, but it has the opposite effect of isolating us.
• Tracy Chapman

• Comment on the following quotations.

• MEDIA

• Brainstorm the vocabulary connected with the following subtopics:

• informative
• educational
• entertaining
• advertising

• Explain the basic functions of mass media.

• Talk about the types of mass media and their advantages and disadvantages.

Express

• Express
• Viva
• Max
• Jemné melódie
• Slovenský rozhlas
• Devín
• Lumen
• Europe 2
• Fun Radio
• Hey

• news
• phone-in programmes
• traffic news
• pop charts
• live broadcasting
• talk shows
• masses
• political debates
• weather forecasts
• morning shows

• What radio stations and types of programmes do you know? Which of them do you listen to? Why?

• Which of the above programmes can you listen to on the radio stations listed above?

• Which of these TV programmes can you name? Which of them do you like watching? Why?

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• Comment on the negative influence of television in these pictures.

• What types of newspapers and magazines do you know? Compare them.

• Which newspapers and magazines do you read? How often?

report

• report
• column
• gossip column
• review
• feature article
• obituary
• horoscope
• classified ads
• political commentary
• crosswords

• Match the section of the newspaper with the picture.

• Which of them can you find in tabloids and broadsheets? Which of them are you interested in?

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• What role does the Internet play in people’s life? What is the Internet used for?

• What are your reasons for using the Internet?

the role of mass media

• the role of mass media
• the influence of mass media
• the future of mass media
• reduction of negative influence of mass media

• Discuss the following issues.

• Design the front page layout of your new school newspaper. Suggest its name and content. How would you attract its potential readers?

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