Word of the Week: Word #8

Chanell Schamber

MComm 100W- T/Th 1:30 p.m.

Word of the Week #8

I encountered the word, cede when reading an article for my Journalism 61 class. 

And neither network wants to cede editorial control to CNN.

cede |sēd|verb [ trans. ]give up (power or territory) : they have had to cede control of the schools to the government.

I had to cede because I knew that I needed to ask for help, in oder to continue. 

Word of the Week: Word #7

Chanell Schamber

MComm 100W- T/Th 1:30 p.m.

Word of the Week #7

I encountered the word, retrenchment when reading an article for my Journalism 61 class. 

The same compelling motive already instigated strategic retrenchment at ABC’s broadcast competitors.

retrench |riˈtren ch |verb [ intrans. ](of a company, government, or individual) reduce costs or spending in response to economic difficulty : as a result of the recession the company retrenched | [ trans.] if people are forced to retrench their expenditure trade will suffer.

California should be in a state of retrenchment.