Journalism

  New Zealand celebrates Māori New Year as an official public holiday for the first time By Tara Subramaniam, CNN June 24, 2022 For the first time, New Zealanders are enjoying an official public holiday this June 24 to celebrate Matariki -- also known as Māori New Year. Matariki is the Māori name for a cluster of stars, also known as the Pleiades, the rising of which is recognized by many of the country's Indigenous people as the start of the new year. In a statement, the New Zealand government noted that this is "the first public holiday to recognize Te Ao Māori" or the Māori worldview. The official holiday was established in April, with the passing of the Te Kāhui o Matariki Public Holiday Act. The holiday is a time for honoring ancestors, celebrating the present by gathering together to give thanks, and looking forward to the new year. New Zealand's Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment released several videos explaining Matariki and the tim...

  My language Learning Logs Topic Of the meeting Date & Time Sources Vocabularies (words) learned Parts of speech Synonym & meaning in Indonesia Use in Context Writing For Broadcast, Analyzing Radio News, Analyzing Television News 23 June 2022 Paper Group 6 Concise Adjective     Brief : Singkat Short : Pendek Succinct : Ringkas   Terse : Pendek Crisp : Garing The news is concise and to the point. Bystanders Noun Onlookers: Penonton Witnesses: Saksi     Spectators: Penonton Passers-by: Orang yang lewat   Eye witness: Saksi mata They are part of the community they are talking about, whereas print reporters are objective bystanders. Permissible Adjective   ...

  My language Learning Logs Topic Of the meeting Date & Time Sources Vocabularies (words) learned Parts of speech Synonym & meaning in Indonesia Use in Context Creating a survey: Sell an ad for school publications 16 June 2022 Paper Group 5 Multiply Verb     Increase : Meningkat Grow : Tumbuh Reproduce : Reproduksi Swell : Membengkak   Enlarge : Memperbesar If you do a random survey, after you get your results, you will need to find the average and multiply by the number of students at your school to get a school-wide picture.   Convince Verb   Persuade: Membujuk Prove: Meymbuktikan   Satisfy: Memuaskan Influence: Pengaruh Convert: Mengubah To convince potential advertisers that their...