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Level 3 - Unit 7 - Reading vocabulary

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  • citizenry (n)
    the group of people who live in a particular country or place
  • embrace (v)
    to accept something enthusiastically
  • implication (n)
    an occasion when you seem to suggest something without saying it directly
  • break a story (phr)
    to reveal important information for the first time
  • perception (n)
    a thought, belief, or opinion
  • liberating phenomenon (n phr)
    an event that creates a sense of freedom or release from constraints
  • the upshot of sth (phr)
    the result of sth
  • unfurl (v)
    if a flag, sail, or banner unfurls, it becomes open from a rolled position
  • asset (n)
    valuable belonging
  • vital (adj)
    very important
  • on the rise (phr)
    increasing
  • citizen journalism (n)
    news reported and distributed by citizens, rather than professional journalists
  • incite (v)
    to encourage someone to do or feel something unpleasant or violent
  • forge (v)
    build, shape, create
  • conduct (v)
    to organize and perform a particular activity
  • democratisation (n)
    making countries or organizations use democratic ways of making decisions
  • participatory journalism (n phr)
    the concept of members of the public can collect report, analyze and disseminate news and information
  • be in its infancy (phr)
    be very new and still developing
  • eyewitness (n)
    a person who saw something happen
  • current affairs (n phr)
    political news about events happening now
  • media outlet (n phr)
    news agency or means of media
  • alternative (adj)
    replacement, change
  • grassroots (adj, n)
    (involving) ordinary people in a society/organization
  • hone your skills (phr)
    to make something better
  • hegemony (n) /hɪˈdʒem.ə.ni/
    domination or control over others
  • perpetrator (n)
    someone who has committed a crime or a violent or harmful act
  • sweeping generalization (n phr)
    an oversimplified statement about a group based on limited information
  • virtually (adv)
    almost
  • citizen journalist (n)
    individuals not formally trained as journalists, but go through the use of digital technology assist in the traditional news gathering and reporting process
  • critical faculties (n phr)
    critical thinking
  • get the scoop on sth (phr)
    obtain exclusive news about sth / to get information before other people
  • gatekeeper (n)
    someone who has the power to decide who gets particular resources and opportunities
  • disseminate (v)
    to spread or give out news, information, ideas... to a lot of people
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