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News Reporting / Language & style - words
« on: August 06, 2021, 11:41:24 PM »
So far, we have been looking at some general principles governing the way we write for understanding. We now look in more detail at words themselves - which words or phrases help understanding and which do not. We will give you separate sections for common errors. However, our word lists will not be complete. You must use your common sense when using words not on our lists.

Spelling
Languages are in a constant state of change. English, as the world's most widely used language, changes faster than most. Spelling is an area in which this change is most noticeable. There are two standards in spelling - Commonwealth English and American English. Which spelling you choose will depend on usage in your country. Most media organisations decide on a particular alternative and stick to it. Here are some examples of alternative spellings:

COMMONWEALTH
colour
organise
through
defence
jewellery   AMERICAN     
color
organize
thru
defense
jewelry
Jargon
Jargon is specialised language concerned with a particular subject, culture or profession. It is not usually found in the everyday speech of your ordinary reader or listener. Typical of jargon are such things as medical or technical terms, understood by small groups of specialists in their own fields. For example, a coronary thrombosis to a doctor is commonly called a heart attack by the layman. Computer scientists speak of accessing data when ordinary people talk about getting information.
There is an obvious need for such technical terms in context, such as the doctor's surgery or the computer room. Unfortunately, jargon words tend to spill over into the media. This is partly because journalists want to impress readers or listeners by their knowledge and partly because journalists do not understand what they have been told. Bad journalists find it easier to pass on the problem to their audience by simply repeating the difficult words which they have been given and don't understand. You should first ask the person concerned to explain what they mean in simpler terms.

For details: https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%201/volume1_11.htm

Source: https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%201/volume1_11.htm

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News Reporting / Language & style basics
« on: August 06, 2021, 11:40:31 PM »
The importance of language
Your main task as a journalist is to help people understand what is happening around them; in their village, in their country and in the world. Most readers or listeners will not have your knowledge of language, so you must simplify it for them. You should be able to examine the most complicated issues and events then translate them into language which your audience can understand. If you fail in this, people will stop buying your newspaper or tuning in to your radio or television station. You will be failing in your job.
For many journalists today, English is the main language used for newspapers or magazines, radio, television or the Internet. This book is written in English, so these chapters concentrates on the English language. It is worth remembering, however, that even a language as common as English is not exactly the same all over the world. There are differences between, for example, UK English and American English. There are often also differences in the way English is written or spoken within individual countries. It may sometimes be difficult to decide what is correct in the English used in your country. Language is developing all the time, and your country may not yet have a well-established set of rules for English. If this is so, you should use the form which is accepted as correct by the most literate educated people in your country. Above all, use words and grammar which are most easily understood by your readers or listeners.

For more visit the following site: https://www.thenewsmanual.net/Manuals%20Volume%201/volume1_10.htm

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English / Re: Is this the most powerful word in the English Language?
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English / Re: The benefits of teaching second-language literature
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English / Re: How to Teach Pronunciation By Kenneth Beare
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English / Re: Rapunzel a Fable [Assignment]
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English / Re: A Letter Worth Sharing (Student to his teacher)
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English / Re: Dark histroy of Mother's day
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English / Re: Overview of L2 Writing
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