C1 Following the News - The Written Press

Following the News - The Written Press

Most people enjoy reading a newspaper. They like to keep abreast of current events by reading one of the daily papers, although not everybody is interested in the news headlines. Some people go straight to the crossword. Others go immediately to the sports section that can be found at the back between the classified advertisements, and "What’s on TV". Young people might be more interested in glossy magazines, where they can read about their favorite pop stars, or glimpse at what the agony aunt advises for their love life in the agony column. Not all newspapers are well written. Some are just popular press, or what the British call the gutter press. These tabloids are more interested in sensationalism, which helps to sell millions of copies, or one could say boosts circulation. In fact you can find something of interest for everybody at your local newsagent's. Children go there to look for the latest issue of their favorite comic, whilst other people browse through a few periodicals before deciding whether to buy HiFi news or the latest Go Camping magazine. If you can’t find what you want in the newsagents then you can always take out a subscription to the magazine of your choice. This way you can receive a copy of your favorite periodical, weekly through the post.

Vocabulary:

keep abreast of

phr. < to keep abreast of (kept - kept)

To remain informed; to maintain awareness of.

University students should keep abreast of what's going on in the world.

comic(s): A cartoon story, a graphic novel.  

Children can find their favorite comic at the newsagent.

favorite: Preferred or liked above all others.

Children go there to look for the latest issue of their favorite/favorite comics.

interest: Appealing to one's curiosity. 

Everybody can find something of interest at his local newsagent.

to browse: To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

I'm just browsing through this magazine before it's on me.

 

popular press (the -): The tabloid press; the publications that appeal to a mass readership and typically cover sensational stories. 

Britain has about eleven dailies, divided into three categories : the quality press, the middle-of-the-market press and the popular press.

 

newspaper: A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles. 

One of the most influential newspapers - "The Times" - was created in 1785.

classified advertisements: Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered. 

The sports section can be found between the classified advertisements and the TV guide.

to sell: To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

The gutter press like "The Sun" sells millions of copies every day. 

weekly: A publication printed every week. 

He can't afford weeklies, they are all too expensive.

circulation: Transmission, distribution.

Papers publishing scandalous photographs usually enjoy the largest circulations in Great Britain.

periodical: A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.

Other people browse through a few periodicals before deciding what to buy.

magazine: A regular publication, with articles and color images, often on a select theme and targeting a particular readership.

Young people might be more interested in glossy magazines.

headline: A heading or title of an article.

The TV-news usually opens with the news headlines.

to boost: To increase; to make greater; to intensify.

Gossips boost circulations.

copy: A printed edition of a book or magazine.

This magazine enjoys a weekly circulation of more than 100,000 copies.

newsagent: A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, books and other publications.

Your newsagent sells all kinds of newspapers and magazines.

crossword: A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

 Some people buy a newspaper for the crossword.

sensationalism: Published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense.

Most tabloids are based on sensationalism.

daily: A newspaper that is published every day.

Britain has about eleven dailies, divided into three categories.

subscription: To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

If you can't find what you want in the newsagents, then you can always take out a subscription to the magazine of your choice.

agony column: A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, typically in response to questions/problems submitted by readers.

She is in charge of the agony column in this women's magazine.

gutter press (the): Derogative term for the sensationalist tabloid newspapers in general.

Mass-circulation tabloids are sometimes known as the gutter press.

event: An occurrence; something that happens. 

Many people like keeping abreast of current events by reading a paper or a magazine.

tabloid: A newspaper that typically gives greater attention to sensational rather than serious news.

British tabloids create eye-catching headlines for the spurious stories about the private lives of the rich and the famous.

glossy: Printed on high-quality, shiny and smooth paper (and typically also more expensive than non-glossy magazines).

This is a glossy fashion magazine.

issue: The newest edition of a regular publication.

Children go there to look for the latest issue of their favorite comic.

section: A part of a document. 

What section do you usually read first in a paper ?

Summary Test

The TV-news usually opens with the news headlines.

Hint: A heading or title of an article.

British tabloids create eye-catching headlines for the spurious stories about the private lives of the rich and the famous.

Hint: A newspaper that typically gives greater attention to sensational rather than serious news.

Britain has about eleven dailies, divided into three categories.

Hint: A newspaper that is published every day.

This is a glossy fashion magazine.

Hint: Printed on high-quality, shiny and smooth paper (and typically also more expensive than non-glossy magazines).

Mass-circulation tabloids are sometimes known as the gutter press.

Hint: Derogative term for the sensationalist tabloid newspapers in general.

This magazine enjoys a weekly circulation of more than 100,000 copies.

Hint: A printed edition of a book or magazine.

The sports section can be found between the classified advertisements and the TV guide.

Hint: Any of a list of newspaper or website advertisements included with others under a heading describing the category of product or service offered.

Have you heard the news?

Hint: Reports of current events broadcast via media such as newspapers or television.

Other people browse through a few periodicals before deciding what to buy.

Hint: A publication issued regularly, but less frequently than daily.

Britain has about eleven dailies, divided into three categories : the quality press, the middle-of-the-market press and the popular press.

Hint: The tabloid press; the publications that appeal to a mass readership and typically cover sensational stories.

Papers publishing scandalous photographs usually enjoy the largest circulations in Great Britain.

Hint: Transmission, distribution.

One of the most influential newspapers - "The Times" - was created in 1785.

Hint: A publication, usually published daily or weekly and usually printed on cheap, low-quality paper, containing news and other articles.

She is in charge of the agony column in this women's magazine.

Hint: A writer of an advice column in a newspaper or other periodical, typically in response to questions/problems submitted by readers.

University students should keep abreast of what's going on in the world.

Hint: To remain informed; to maintain awareness of.

Children go there to look for the latest issue of their favorite comics.

Hint: Preferred or liked above all others.

If you can't find what you want in the newsagents, then you can always take out a subscription to the magazine of your choice.

Hint: To sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time.

Gossips  boost circulations.

Hint: To increase; to make greater; to intensify.

He can't afford weeklies, they are all too expensive.

Hint: A publication printed every week.

I'm just browsing  through this magazine before it's on me.

Hint: To scan, to casually look through in order to find items of interest, especially without knowledge of what to look for beforehand.

 

The gutter press like "The Sun" sells  millions of copies every day.

Hint: To transfer goods or provide services in exchange for money.

 

Some people buy a newspaper for the crossword.

Hint: A word puzzle in which interlocking words are entered usually horizontally and vertically into a grid based on clues given for each word.

Most tabloids are based on sensationalism.

Hint: Published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense.

Your newsagent sells all kinds of newspapers and magazines.

Hint: A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, books and other publications.

Children go there to look for the latest issue of their favorite comic.

Hint: The newest edition of a regular publication.

 

Everybody can find something of interest at his local newsagent.

Hint: Appealing to one's curiosity.

 

Young people might be more interested in glossy magazines.

Hint: A regular publication, with articles and color images, often on a select theme and targeting a particular readership.

Children can find their favorite comic at the newsagent.

Hint: A cartoon story, a graphic novel.

Many people like keeping abreast of current events by reading a paper or a magazine.

Hint: An occurrence; something that happens.

What section do you usually read first in a paper ?

Hint: A part of a document.