| article |
n. a text or piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine, news website, etc on any non-fiction subject |
| There's a great article on doing business in China in today's Washington Post. |
| broadsheetUK |
n. a large-format newspaper, especially one with reliable news reports and opinion pieces by qualified experts and experienced contributors - see tabloid |
| The New York Times is a daily broadsheet famous for its quality journalism. |
| censor |
n. a state official who can stop publication of articles they find morally or politically offensive - censorship n. |
| Articles that criticize the government don't get past the censor these days. |
| chequebook journalism |
n. the obtaining of exclusive rights to a story by payment of large sums of money |
| Why shouldn't a woman who was abused by some rich politician make some money from chequebook journalism? |
| correspondent |
n. a journalist who covers a particular topic (e.g. politics, foreign news, sports etc) for a newspaper or other news media |
| Jonathon's been a foreign correspondent for the BBC for many years, mostly in Asia. |
| critic |
n. a person who writes reviews of things like books, films, plays, food, wine etc |
| Bob Halliday was a great music and food critic who wrote reviews and special features for the Bangkok Post. |
| desk |
n. a department of a newspaper [eg: the travel desk] |
| Unless you've spent years following lots of different sports, you're not really qualified to take over a sports desk. |
| edit |
v. to check, modify and generally prepare written material for publication |
| If you've got an eye for detail and excellent written English, you could apply for a job editing newspaper articles. |
| editor |
n. 1 a person who edits 2 the head of a newspaper or newspaper department |
| If certain newspaper editors hadn't supported him, the president mightn't have been elected. |
| editorial |
n. an article written by the editor stating his opinion |
| Today's editorial says anyone guilty of massive wage theft should be jailed, especially top executives and billionaires. |
| exclusive rights |
n. legal permission for one newspaper only to publish a story |
| It'll be worth paying for the exclusive rights if we can get them for a reasonable amount. |
| feature |
n. a special or regular article in a newspaper, usually displayed prominently |
| On Saturdays the paper publishes special features on sports and sports stars. |
| front page |
n. the first page of a newspaper, usually carrying the day's most important story |
| Have you seen the headline on the front page of today's paper? |
| headline |
n. 1 the title at the top of an article 2 headlines the most important stories |
| Writing a catchy headline that grabs people's attention isn't as easy as it looks. |
| journalist |
n. a person employed to write articles for a newspaper - journalism n. |
| I've wanted to be a journalist ever since I was in school. |
| media |
n. the media all the means of mass communication (newspapers, TV, radio, websites, etc) |
| Why does the royal family get so much attention in the media? |
| news website |
n. a place on the Internet where news is reported, usually as written articles with supporting images and/or video footage |
| Some news websites are online versions of printed newspapers or broadcast news media, while others exist purely as websites. |
| opinion |
n. what a person thinks about a particular subject; a subjective point of view |
| Reporters aren't supposed to express their opinions unless they're writing a column or an opinion piece. |
| paper |
n. 1 thin, flexible material on which you can write or print something 2 a newspaper |
| The train used to be full of people reading the paper, but these days they just look at their smartphones. |
| sensationalism |
n. low-quality journalism with stories made more shocking or exciting to attract more readers - sensationalist adj. |
| News websites had trouble making money at first, so they used sensationalism to boost traffic and income. |
| story |
n. a news article or report |
| Who wrote that story on the next World Cup in today's paper? |
| tabloid |
n. a small-format newspaper, especially one with sensationalist stories - see broadsheet |
| Tabloids are smaller than broadsheets, so the pages are easier to turn. |