KEY WORDS IN THE MEDIA
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footage
(noun)
a piece of film, especially one showing an event
clip
(film, TV)
(noun)
a short part of a film or a television programme
vox pop
(noun)
interviews with members of the public on a radio or television programme
talking head
(noun), informal
a talker on television who talks directly into the cameras and whose upper body is all that is shown on the screen
photo opportunity
(noun)
a situation or event that lends itself to and is often arranged expressly for the taking of pictures that favourably publicize the individuals photographed
sound bite
(noun)
in film and broadcasting, a sound bite is a very short piece of footage taken from a longer speech or interview in which someone with authority says something which is considered by those who edit the speech or interview to be a most important point
audience
(group noun)
the group of people gathered in one place to watch or listen to a play, film, someone speaking, etc., or the (number of) people watching or listening to a particular television or radio programme
commercial (also spots) (noun)
commercial break (noun)
describes radio or television that is paid for by advertisements which are broadcast between and during programmes: an interval during a radio or television programme for the purpose of broadcasting commercials
prime time or peak time
(noun)
in television and radio broadcasting, the time when the largest number of people are watching or listening
ratings
(plural noun)
a list of television and radio programmes showing how popular they are
slot
(noun)
an amount of time which is officially allowed for a single event in a planned order of activities or events
current affairs
(plural noun)
political, social, and economic events that are happening now and are discussed in news programmes and newspapers
sitcom
(noun)
situation comedy
romcom
(noun)
romantic comedy
infotainment
(noun)
programme that is part information and part entertainment
docudrama
(noun)
programme that is part documentary and part drama
station
(noun)
a company that broadcasts radio or television programmes
programme
(noun)
program (US)
a radio or television show
channel
(noun)
A television station and the programme it broadcasts
coverage
(noun)
the amount of attention that the media pay to a story
bulletin
(noun)
a short news broadcast (radio or TV)
remote control
devise used to work a piece of electronic equipment (radio,TV) from distance
tabloid
(noun)
a type of popular newspaper with small pages which has many pictures and short simple reports
the gutter press
(noun) UK
disapproving
the type of newspapers which pay more attention to shocking stories about crime and sex than to serious matters
broadsheet
(noun) UK
a newspaper that is printed on large paper, or an advertisement printed on a large sheer of paper
section
(noun)
a newspaper is divided into sections
(sports, business, entertainment etc.)
supplement
(noun)
a part of a magazine or newspaper, either produced seperatly or as part of the magazine or newspaper
circulation
(noun) usually singular
the number of people to whom a newspaper or magazine os regularly sold
readership
(noun)
the group of people who regularly read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc.
subscription
(noun)
an agreement to pay an amount of money so that you will receive something such as a magazine or a service
newsroom
(noun)
an office at a television or radio station or a newspaper where news is collected and reports are prepared for broadcasting or publishing
editor
(noun)
a person who is in charge of a newspaper or magazine
editorial (noun)
UK also leader or leading article
an article in a newspaper which expresses the editor's opinion on a subject of particular interest at the present time
hack (writer)
(nound)
disapproving
a journalist (=writer for a newspapers or magazines) whose work is low in quality or lacks imagination
clumn
(noun)
a regular newspaper or magazine article on a particular subject or by a particular reporter
columnist
(noun)
someone who writes a regular article for a newspaper or magazine:
a gossip / sports columnist
correspondent
(noun)
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)
source
(noun)
person or people who provide information to a journalist
on / off the record
refers to whether information given can be used for publication or not
credible
(adjective)
someone or something that can be trusted
