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Télérama

Télérama is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Télérama rather than just read about it. In short: Télérama is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: Télévision-Radio-Cinéma.

Key takeaways

Télérama belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Télérama to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Télérama from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Télérama is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: Télévision-Radio-Cinéma. Fabienne Pascaud is currently managing editor. Ludovic Desautez is deputy editor for digital. Valérie Hurier is deputy editor for print.

History and profile Télérama was established in 1947. Its founder was the Christian journalist Georges Montaron. The magazine had been published by Hachette Filipacchi until 2001 when it began to be published by Quebecor World Inc. In 1973, Télérama acquired the title and readership of La Semaine Radio Télé. The magazine has been owned by La Vie-Le Monde since 2003. It is published on a weekly basis on Wednesdays by Publications de la Vie Catholique. The magazine had a Christianity-oriented political stance. The headquarters of Télérama is in Paris. Its primary contents are television and radio listings, though the magazine also prints film, theatre, music and book reviews, as well as cover stories and feature articles of cultural interest. The magazine owns a radio station. Stéphane Charbonnier was among the former contributors of the magazine.

Circulation The 1990 circulation of Télérama was 515,000 copies. It was one of fifty best-selling television magazines worldwide with a circulation of 664,000 copies in 2001. The magazine sold 649,000 copies in 2005. Its circulation was 650,000 copies in 2007. In 2010 Télérama had a circulation of 633,559 copies. Its circulation was 578,680 copies in 2014.

References

External links Official website (in French) Media related to Télérama at Wikimedia Commons

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Télérama

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Télérama claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Télérama before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Télérama ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Télérama

In research: Télérama appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Télérama in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Télérama is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1947 establishments in France, Cultural magazines, French-language magazines, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Télérama outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Télérama in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Télérama means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Télérama out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Télérama in simple terms?

Télérama is a weekly French cultural and television magazine published in Paris, France. The name is a contraction of its earlier title: Télévision-Radio-Cinéma.

Why does Télérama matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Télérama?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Télérama.