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Essential Vocabulary for the GRE - News of the World

Here you will learn some English words about news, such as "telethon", "scoop", "broadsheet", etc. that are needed for the GRE exam.

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yellow journalism

a style of reporting that prioritizes sensationalism, exaggeration, and misleading tactics to attract readership

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tabloid

a newspaper with smaller pages and many pictures, covering stories about famous people and not much serious news

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stop press

the most recent and important news that is added to a newspaper at the last moment before printing or after the start of the printing process, especially as a heading

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reportage

the act of broadcasting the news on television or radio, or reporting them in a newspaper

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newsflash

a short piece of news that is important, often interrupting a TV or radio program

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exclusive

a news story that has not been reported or published by any other news organization or agency

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commentary

a spoken description of an event while it is taking place, particularly on TV or radio

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advertorial

a piece of advertisement in a newspaper or magazine, designed to seem like an objective article and not an advertisement

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broadsheet

a newspaper that is published on a large piece of paper regarded as more serious

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dispatch

a newspaper report, usually sent from another town or a foreign country, often on a military-related matter

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to carry

(of a television, radio network, or newspaper) to broadcast or publish something, or to include specific information in a report

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bulletin

a brief news program that is broadcast on the radio or television

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columnist

a journalist who regularly writes articles on a particular subject for a newspaper or magazine

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byline

a line that gives the writer's name, usually at the beginning or end of a column

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censorship

the act or policy of eliminating or prohibiting any part of a movie, book, etc.

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circulation

the number of copies of a newspaper or magazine sold at regular intervals

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to embed

to send a journalist with a group of soldiers to a combat zone

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to narrowcast

to transmit information through television or the internet to a specific group of people

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mouthpiece

a person, newspaper, or organization that represents the views of another person, a government, etc.

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newswire

a type of service that gives subscribers the latest news through the internet or satellite

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obituary

an article or report, especially in a newspaper, published soon after the death of a person, typically containing details about their life

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paparazzi

freelance photographers who aggressively pursue and take pictures of celebrities, often in invasive or intrusive ways

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readership

the number of people who read a particular magazine, newspaper, or book on a regular basis

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wire service

a news agency that provides news to newspapers, television and radio stations through wires or satellite communication

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viewership

the kind or number of audience who watch a specific television program or network

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to tune in

to watch a TV program or listen to a radio show

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telethon

‌a type of television program that is broadcast for several hours, aimed to collect money for charity

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scoop

a piece of news reported by a news agency sooner than other media channels or newspapers

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rerun

the rebroadcast of a program on television or other media

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offprint

an article that has been separately published as a piece in a magazine or newspaper

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anchor

someone who introduces news on a live TV or radio program by other broadcasters

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newscaster

a presenter who reads the news during a TV or radio program

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contributor

someone who writes a piece to be published in a newspaper or magazine

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back issue

an earlier copy of a magazine or a newspaper

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correspondent

someone employed by a TV or radio station or a newspaper to report news from a particular country or on a particular matter

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