anchor
/ˈæŋkɝ/
nounsomeone who introduces news on a live TV or radio program by other broadcasters
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1. Number three is Anchoring.
2. Lastly, number four is anchoring bias.
3. Companies also anchor the product to perceptible elements.
4. Three is anchoring.
5. Anchor extraordinaire John Anderson.
weathergirl
/wˈɛðɚɡˌɜːl/
nouna woman on TV or radio who tells people about the weather and describes it
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contributor
/kənˈtɹɪbjətɝ/
nounsomeone who writes a piece to be published in a newspaper or magazine
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1. Our major contributors are teachers.
2. It made me a critic rather than a contributor.
3. These guys in their 70s, these guys in their 60s, and then here are the contributors.
4. It only has five contributors.
5. The first contributor is media manipulation, government cover-up and societal gas-lighting.
correspondent
/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndənt/
nounsomeone 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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1. At the jail, correspondents arrived for the civil rights hero.
2. Some correspondents also sent him gifts-- books, flowers, religious tracts, medical advice.
3. They've deployed correspondents.
4. Beyond the sketches, obviously the correspondents do the field pieces.
5. War correspondent, come on!
couch potato
/kˈaʊtʃ pətˈeɪɾoʊ/
nounsomeone who sits around and watches TV a lot
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1. I aint no couch potato.
2. The brain is a lazy couch potato.
3. Oh, somebody said, "A couch potato."
4. Be a couch potato without guilt.
5. I'm not a couch potato.
paparazzi
/ˌpɑpɑˈɹɔˌzi/
nounfreelance photographers who aggressively pursue and take pictures of celebrities, often in invasive or intrusive ways
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1. Paparazzi took photos of them on vacations around the world.
2. The first word is paparazzi.
3. Paparazzi, stop.
4. Paparazzi, get up in there in that sandwich.
5. The paparazzi often hounded the mother-daughter duo, according to Hatcher.
subscriber
/səbsˈkɹaɪbɝ/
nounsomeone who pays, at given intervals, to receive a publication or service
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1. For a monthly fee, subscribers get access to tons of special features.
2. Subscribers are your core audience.
3. I love subscribers.
4. Number of subscribers, subscriber gained.
5. To get subscribers ?
antenna
/ænˈtɛnə/
nouna device that is used to send and receive television or radio signals
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1. That gives multiple antennas.
2. Most routers have two antennas in them.
3. We have our antenna.
4. The strange sighting resembled an antenna.
5. First implanted antenna.
frequency
/ˈfɹikwənsi/
nounthe specific number of waves that pass a point every second
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1. And then the radial axis has frequency.
2. Now our next word was frequency.
3. Now our next word was frequency.
4. Some animal species can hear frequencies well beyond this range.
5. So frequency is important.
wavelength
/ˈweɪvˌɫɛŋθ/
nounthe distance between a point on a wave of energy and a similar point on the next wave
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1. Its wavelength tells us its energy and color.
2. In other words, each wavelength tells a totally different story!
3. LWS opsin is long wavelength sensitive opsin.
4. Lower notes have longer wavelengths.
5. And yet this function has no wavelength.
fm
/ˈɛˈfɛm/
nounone of the main methods of radio broadcasting with a high sound quality
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1. Heterodyning is also used in FM radio.
2. They're FM transmitters for radio stations WPKQ and WHOM
3. queson is ming fm.
4. That FM radio is not a bad thing either.
5. The FM tuner was introduced in the 5th-generation nano.
to censor
/ˈsɛnsɝ/
verbto remove parts of something such as a book, movie, etc. and prevent the public from accessing them for political, moral, or religious purposes
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1. Don't censor criticism.
2. So what sport was censored?
3. The press was censored.
4. 2005 or 6, the censor board has censored 1,600 films alone.
5. - Censor it?
to receive
/ɹəˈsiv/, /ɹiˈsiv/, /ɹɪˈsiv/
verbto pick up broadcast signals
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1. The brain not only gives signals to the missing arm, it receives them as well.
2. Today, over 70% of all heroin addicts in Switzerland receive treatment.
3. The selection committee receives a large number of nominations from faculty, faculty deans, tutors, coaches, and fellow students.
4. The defendants here received lengthy sentences.
5. And education even most doctors rarely receive.
to televise
/ˈtɛɫəˌvaɪz/
verbto broadcast or show something on TV
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1. For Miss USA and for Miss Universe, obviously, those competitions are televised.
2. The resistance will be televised.
3. ♫ The revolution will not be televised
4. -It's televised.
5. Should the Supreme Court televise all arguments?
to tune in
/tˈuːn ˈɪn/
verbto watch a TV program or listen to a radio show
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1. Well, the book is called "The Beatles All These Years, Tune In, Volume One."
2. The tagline is Tune In, Hook Up.
3. Now you'll notice here that at the bottom it says From, From Tune In or From I Heart Radio or sometimes from Radio.com.
4. Be sure to Tune In.
bulletin
/ˈbʊɫɪtən/
nouna brief news program that is broadcast on the radio or television
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1. He issued 44 of these bulletins between 1898 and 1943.
2. And I saw the bulletin.
3. Watch your mail for flash bulletins.
4. A BULLETIN ON JANUARY 5th, ONE DAY BEFORE THE RIOTS WARNING RIGHT WING EXTREME.
5. On March 1, 1944, the FPC leaders distributed a bulletin that described their attitude toward the draft.
commentary
/ˈkɑmənˌtɛɹi/
nouna spoken description of an event while it is taking place, particularly on TV or radio
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1. You guys can provide commentary.
2. He wrote social commentary.
3. - I love the commentary.
4. The rest is commentary.
5. Social commentary is all of a sudden spiking up.
lead story
/lˈiːd stˈoːɹi/
nounan item of news that is given the most prominence in a news broadcast, magazine, or newspaper
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1. We return now to our lead story, today's move by the GOP to block an investigation into the Capitol insurrection.
2. And we return now to our lead story, and that is the guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd.
3. So let's start with our lead story tonight.
4. And the lead story at this hour is the State of Florida is too close to call.
5. This will be the lead story!
newsroom
/ˈnuzˌɹum/
nouna place in radio or television stations or a newspaper office where news is reviewed and put together to be broadcast or published
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1. He’s back in the newsroom.
2. I looked around our newsroom the other day.
3. In fact, we've added hundreds and hundreds of journalists to the newsroom.
4. And newsrooms frequently do not collaborate.
5. And we have a more gender-balanced newsroom today.
prime time
/pɹˈaɪm tˈaɪm/
nounthe time at which the largest number of people are watching TV or listening to the radio
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1. This is prime time.
2. - Today on Prime Time, is this month on Prime Time.
3. Take that Prime Time.
4. None of them are ready yet for prime time.
5. His prime time show was the top cable news show for 16 years with as many as four million viewers a night.
circulation
/ˈsɝkjəˌɫeɪʃən/
nounthe number of copies of a newspaper or magazine sold at regular intervals
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1. Circulation grew quickly, partly because of the magazine's lack of competition.
2. The amount of money in circulation continues to grow.
3. Merchants from all over the continent met to trade their goods, but there was one problem: too many currencies in circulation.
4. Its circulation was limited by an odd anachronism: these gazettes were still being written by hand.
5. Newspapers had circulations in the low thousands.
clipping
/ˈkɫɪpɪŋ/
nouna story or article cut from a newspaper or magazine to be kept
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1. News clippings are a big culprit of this.
2. Missing any fingernail clippings?
3. Grass clippings are a fantastic source of mulch for the garden.
4. Now I want lawn clippings.
5. I got lawn clippings.
newsgathering
/nˈuːzɡɐðɚɹɪŋ/
nounthe act of collecting news item for broadcast or publication
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1. But just since 2006, revenue for professional newsgathering is down by 1/3.
newssheet
/nˈuːzʃiːt/
nouna small and simple form of newspaper with only few pages
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issue
/ˈɪʃu/
nounone of a series of publications produced regularly
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1. The most complicated issue from a legal standpoint is copyright law.
2. Today I want to talk about an issue that has been coming up as of recently regarding captions.
3. This is partly because of the stay-at-home order that was issued by the governor about two days ago.
4. Surveillance and privacy issues could arise if the central bank is able to monitor every transaction.
5. Other Twitter users took issue with the design of the big garment itself.
photojournalism
/fˌoʊɾoʊdʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm/
nounthe act or profession of reporting news articles in newspapers or magazines mainly through photographs
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1. And the art form that is most relevant to news gathering is photojournalism.
2. Now, what is good photojournalism?
3. And this largely came through innovations in the field of photojournalism, rather than new discoveries in city planning or architecture.
4. His work is rooted in the world of fine art, but also skirts that of photojournalism.
5. The conventions of photojournalism, a lot of which actually go back to these photographs that were taken during the New Deal in a project that was sponsored by the Farm Security Administration.
photo op
/fˈoʊɾoʊ ˈɑːp/
nounan occasion arranged by a politician or other famous people to be photographed while doing something that they think will popularize them
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periodical
/ˌpɪɹiˈɑdɪkəɫ/
nouna publication, especially about a technical subject, that is produced regularly
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1. We just had repeated and periodical national elections.
2. But periodical cicadas may be transforming in real life.
3. But periodical cicadas may be transforming in real life.
4. The nymphs of the periodical cicada have been biding their time.
5. In fact, periodical check-ins with your inner child can go a long way towards your personal health.
quarterly
/ˈkwɔɹtɝɫi/
nouna publication produced four times a year
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1. I have quarterly goals.
2. - All right, Jim, your quarterlies look very good.
3. The next mythical society, quarterly collectible item is the cloak of mythicality.
4. They think about quarterly.
5. What's my quarterly benchmark?
tabloid
/ˈtæbɫɔɪd/
nouna newspaper with smaller pages and many pictures, covering stories about famous people and not much serious news
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1. The tabloid had been an outspoken critic of Beijing's policies.
2. Trump saw this classic tabloid story.
3. The tabloid claims it tracked him across five states and over 40,000 miles.
4. Clearly the tabloids loved the story.
5. Eventually, the tabloids acknowledged their problematic coverage of the couple.
readership
/ˈɹidɝˌʃɪp/
nounthe number of people who read a particular magazine, newspaper, or book on a regular basis
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1. Again, never assume readership.
2. His readership, his main support, is free black people.
3. His column extended his readership and influence beyond the Middle East.
4. This also changed the readership dramatically.
5. What was the readership of poems like Claude McKay's in the editorials?
citizen journalism
/sˈɪɾɪzən dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪzəm/
nounthe coverage of news by ordinary people, which is then shared on the Internet
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1. You could look at how technology has changed the media, ranging from the 24-hour news cycle, to bloggers, and citizen journalism, and two-way communications, and the acute explosion of media sources, social power-- there's a lot here-- personal publishing, the internet email, criminal power-- certain crimes becoming easier-- identity theft, which is really impersonation fraud done to scale, and how the internet has changed things.
2. Citizen journalism was a phrase.
3. And I was trying to figure out, why wouldn't I want a citizen journalism?
anonymous
/əˈnɑnəməs/
adjective(of a person) not known by name
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1. They did anonymous re-mailers.
2. It was anonymous.
3. The anonymous author elaborates his diagrammatic didacticism.
4. The first question comes from anonymous.
5. The first word is anonymous.
high-profile
adjective
drawing a lot of public attention
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1. Today, the company increasingly works with high-profile commercial customers too.
2. Meanwhile, high-profile cases started appearing.
3. He does make these high-profile media appearances.
4. In recent years, SPACs have used high-profile sponsors like Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive, or Bill Ackman, a famous hedge fund manager.
5. The highest-profile jobs are with professional teams.
nationwide
/ˈneɪʃənˈwaɪd/
adjectiveexisting or occurring across a country
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1. For every 1% increase in THC, 60 more people enter treatment nationwide.
2. KATE SOSIN: 2015 saw the advent of marriage equality nationwide.
3. Pooling the risk nationwide.
4. Nationwide, Black boys miss way more school due to suspensions than any other group.
5. The first broadcast trial in American history, broadcast live over the radio nationwide.
ballot
/ˈbæɫət/
nouna piece of paper on which a vote is written
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1. Thankfully for our immune systems, we humans have ballots.
2. Voters in New York City cast ballots today in primary elections for mayor.
3. Campaign officials fillings out ballots.
4. We're bemoaning the fact that there's so many ballots that they can't be counted in time to satiate everyone's thirst for immediate answers.
5. Ballots, sling shotted into volcanoes.