English The Press

Englisch Vokabular von Definition zu Lösung 3

Englisch Vokabular von Definition zu Lösung 3


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This flashcard set helps learners of English, particularly those at an advanced level, understand the press and media landscape. The vocabulary flashcards cover key terms like "press regulator," "watchdog," and "libel," essential for discussing journalism and legal aspects of media. The platform also supports backward learning from the target language to the source language, making it versatile for various learning styles. Ideal for students, journalists, and anyone aiming to improve their fluency in media-related English, this set provides a comprehensive tool for mastering the language of the press.
Cartes-fiches
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Anglais
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Anglais
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Autres
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02.03.2016 / 18.06.2025

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a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures ans short simple reports.

tabloid - noun C

the tabloid press

a tabloid newspaper

the type of newspapers which pay more attention to shocking stories about crime and sex than to serious matters

the gutter press - noun U, UK dissaproving

a newspaper that is printed on large paper, or an advertisment printed on a large sheet of paper

broadsheet - noun C, UK

In Britain the broadsheets are generally believed to be more serious than tabloids.

A newspaper is devided into sections ( sports business, entertainment etc.)

section - noun C

a part of a magazine or newspaper, either produced separately or as part of the magazine or  newspaper

supplement - noun C

The newspaper publishes a sports supplement every Monday.

C (usually singular) the number of people to whom a newspaper or magazine is regularly sold.

circulation - noun C usually singular

The paper has a circulation of  150 000.

the group of people who regularly read a particular newspaper magazine, etc.

readership -group noun C

It`s a newspaper with a large right-wing leadership.

an agreement to pay an amount of money so that you will receive something such as a magazine or a service.

subscription - noun C

Take out a subsciption today and you can win a free holiday to Greece!

an office at a television or radio station or a newspaper where news is collected and reports are prepared for broadcasting or publishing.

newsroom - noun C

a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine

editor - noun C

Who is the current editor of the times?

an article in a newspaper which expresses the editor`s opinion on a subject of particular interest at the present time

editorial - noun C, UK, also leader or leading article

a journalist (=writer for newspapers or magazines) whose work is low in quality or lacks imagination.

hack - WRITER -noun C dissaproving

a regular newspaper or magazine article on a particular subject or by a particular reporter

column -noun C

She writes a fashion column for Vogue.

someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine.

a gossip.... a sports....

columnist -noun C

a person employed by a newspaper, a television station, etc. to report on a particular subject or send reports from a foreign country (foreign / war correspondent)

correspondent -noun C

person or people who provide information to a jounalist

source - noun C

Sources close to the president claim that he is about to resign.

refers to wheater information given can be used for publication or not.

on / off the record

This is strictly off the record as I don`t want my boss to know we`ve been talking.

someone or something that can be trusted

credible - adjective

The evidence so far is hardly credible.

the road in London where most of Britain`s national newspapers were produced in the past, often used to refer to British national newspapers in gereral.

Fleet Street - noun

UK (Media) a tabloid newspaper particularly those considered to be of a lower standard that the broadsheets.

red tops - plural noun

a piece of writting on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine

article - noun C

newspapers run / carry an article / story

( Informal obit) a report especially in a newspaper, which gives the news of someone`s death and details about their life

obituary - noun C

the part of a newspaper in which you find stories about the social and privates of famous people

gossip column - noun C

a large title of a story in a newspaper that streches across the top of the front page.

banner headline- noun C

 a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others

scoop - NEWS noun C

The paper managed to secure a major scoop and broke the scandal to the world.

the title of a newspaper story or the main points of a television / radio programme

headline - noun C

And there are the 6 o`clock headlines

a short piece of text under a picture in a book, magazine or newspaper which describes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying.

caption - noun C

A line identifying the writer of a newspaper or magazine article

byline - noun

Advertising or articles that cover one or two pages of a newspaper

sinlge / souble page spread

an agency that supplies news to media outlets

wire service

when a newspaper persuades someone involved in a news story to give their report of events by paying them a lot of money

checkbook jounalism ( disapproving)

an often deogatory term used to describe the practice of thrusting journalists into an area to report on a story in which the reporter has little knowledge or experience

parachute journalism - disapproving

members of the public can become active in writing about or recording events

citizen journalist / journalism

a form of jounalism in which reporters deeply ( maybe month or years) investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or coporate wrongdoing

investigative journalism

Seymour Hersh is a Pulizer Prize- winning investigative journalist.

an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement or relationship

breach - noun

The newspaper reports were considered a breach of privacy by the High Court.

a piece of writing which contains bad and false things about a person

libel - noun C or U

She threatenend to sue the magazine for libel.

a false spokem statement about someone which damages their reputation or the making of such a statement

slander -noun C or U

the doctor is suing his partner for slander

a legal process that is decided in a court of law.

a libel action.

action ( LEGAL PROZESS ) -noun C or U

A criminal action was brougth against him.

The book was halted in South Africa by a threat of legal action.

 a problem taken to a court of law, by an ordinary person or an organization rather than the police, for a legal decision.

lawsuit - noun C ( ALSO suit)

Two of the directors have brought / filed (US) a lawsuit against their former employer.

(T often passive) to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject.

gag -verb-gg

The media have obviously been gagged because nothing has been reported.

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