Key Words in the Media
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of or relating to policies and laws that make some governmental records and other information available to a person who can demonstrate a right or need to know the contents
public right-to- know (noun phrase)
officially examine books, films, reports etc. and remove anything that is offensive or unacceptable
censor (verb)
New self-regulatory body set up after the Leveson report on press standards in the UK in 2012. Will commence in September 2014 and replace the PCC
IPSO (UK) (Independent Press Standards Organisation)
body that deals with complaints on issues of press coverage from the public
PCC (UK) (Press Complaints Commission)
Person or body whose job is to make sure rules are followed (or revised)
press regulator (noun) [C]
a person or organization responsible for making certain that companies maintain particular standards and do not act illegally
watchdog (noun) [C]
[T often passive] to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject
gag (verb) -gg-
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)
a legal process that is decided in a court of law: a libel ...
action (LEGAL PROCESS) (noun) [C or U]
a false spoken statement about someone which damages their reputation, or the making of such a statement
slander (noun) [C or U]
a piece of writing which contains bad and false things about a person
libel (noun) [C or U]
an act of breaking a law, promise, agree- ment or relationship
breach (noun) [C]
a form of journalism in which reporters deeply (maybe months or years) investigate a single topic of interest, often involving crime, political corruption, or corporate wrongdoing
investigative journalism
members of the public can become active in writing about or recording events
citizen journalist / journalism
an often derogatory 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)
when a newspaper persuades someone involved in a news story to give their report of events by paying them a lot of money
chequebook journalism (disapproving)
An agency that supplies news to media outlets
wire service
Advertising or articles that cover one or two pages of a newspaper
single/double page spread
A line identifying the writer of a newspaper or magazine article
byline (noun)
a short piece of text under a picture in a book, magazine or newspaper which de- scribes the picture or explains what the people in it are doing or saying
caption (noun) [C]
the title of a newspaper story or the main points of a television/radio programme
headline (noun) [C]
a story or piece of news discovered and published by one newspaper before all the others
scoop (NEWS) (noun) [C]
a large title of a story in a newspaper that stretches across the top of the front page
banner headline (noun) [C]
the part of a newspaper in which you find stories about the social and private lives of famous people
gossip column (noun) [C]
(INFORMAL obit) a report, especially in a newspaper, which gives the news of someone's death and details about their life
obituary (noun) [C]
a piece of writing on a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine
article (noun) [C]
(UK) (Media) a tabloid newspaper, particularly those considered to be of a lower standard than the broadsheets
red tops (plural noun)
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 general
Fleet Street (noun)
someone or something that can be trusted
credible (adjective)
refers to whether information given can be used for publication or not
on / off the record
person or people who provide information to a journalist
source (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]
someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine: a gossip / sports columnist
columnist (noun) [C]
a regular newspaper or magazine article on a particular subject or by a particular reporter
column (noun) [C]
a journalist (= writer for newspapers or magazines) whose work is low in quality or lacks imagination
hack (WRITER) (noun) [C] DISAPPROVING
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 person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine
editor (noun) [C]
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]
an agreement to pay an amount of money so that you will receive something such as a magazine or a service
subscription (noun) [C]
the group of people who regularly read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.
readership (group noun) [C]
