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Journalism which prioritizes media time with powerful, famous, or otherwise influential people over journalistic objectivity or integrity.
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(television) Live reporting on current affairs.
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(countable, informal, Internet) A user of a discussion forum, website, etc. with privileges allowing them to control or restrict the activity of other users.
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(journalism) The tactic used by a news reporter who intercepts an uncooperative person in an unexpected place, such as a sidewalk or parking lot, in order to put questions to that individual and elicit spur-of-the-moment responses.
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(journalism) To gather and provide background information (on).
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(journalism, UK) the ethically questionable practice of searching through the dustbins of celebrities and other public figures to obtain information for use in tabloid newspapers
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A publication combining elements of books and magazines.
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The community of book and reading-related channels on YouTube.
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(Internet) A YouTube videoblogger who reviews or discusses books.
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(chiefly Britain) A group of experts who discuss events in public, especially on television or radio.
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The practice of giving bribes to journalists in exchange for positive press coverage.
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(Nigeria) The prevalence of "brown envelope journalism", i.e. bribing journalists for positive press coverage.
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(informal) A well-connected journalist who uses his or her connections to earn a large sum of money from endeavors outside of ordinary work.
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The practice of investigative journalists earning more money from repetitive public speaking than newspapers.
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A journalist who writes bylines.
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A retailer's magazine detailing the products they sell, allowing the reader to order them for delivery.
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(journalism) The media technique of suppressing a story by buying the exclusive rights to it, with a legally enforceable non-disclosure agreement, and then refusing to publish it.
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(US) The practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story.
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(chiefly Britain) Alternative spelling of checkbook journalism [(US) The practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story.]
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An interactive book or visual novel written from a second-person point of view, with the reader assuming the role of the protagonist and making choices that determine the main character's actions and the plot's outcome.
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(derogatory) The use of ready-made press release material copied wholesale into a newspaper article as if it were the journalist's own copy.
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(derogatory) A lazy journalist who produces articles based on press releases.
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(media) Independent reporting, often by amateurs on the scene of an event, and disseminated via new media.
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(media) An amateur journalist who engages in citizen journalism.
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(Canada, US, newspapers) The department or staff responsible for reporting and editing local news.
adj
(journalism) Working in the city.
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(chiefly Internet) A coadministrator.
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A regular writer of a column, such as in a magazine or newspaper
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A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.
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A person who produces articles published in a newspaper, magazine, online publication, etc.
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A reporter who works with another on the same story or news-item
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Someone who communicates with another person, or a publication, by writing.
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Journalism: the attention given by the press or news media about some news; the total of stories published or broadcast about a topic.
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Of or relating to Walter Cronkite (1916–2009), American broadcast journalist and anchorman sometimes cited as "the most trusted man in America".
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(dated) A young, inexperienced reporter employed by a newspaper or magazine.
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Alternative form of cub reporter [(dated) A young, inexperienced reporter employed by a newspaper or magazine.]
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Recent news, especially in-depth analysis of issues and events.
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(obsolete) A journalist.
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(journalism) The action of cornering someone for an unexpected interview.
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(journalism) A think piece.
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(slang) Documents, especially information sought by hackers about an individual (address, credit card numbers, etc.).
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A journalist who contributes to a publication and has a certain amount of freedom in what they submit.
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(journalism) An embedded reporter or journalist, such as a war reporter assigned to and travelling with a military unit, or a political reporter assigned to follow and report on the campaign of a candidate.
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(mass media, informal) A news story that can be published or broadcast at any time.
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(chiefly journalism) A guide that explains a topic.
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(journalism) A reporter who rides in a helicopter in order to gauge levels of road traffic.
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(Internet) A list of questions said to be frequently asked, and their answers.
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(journalism) A human-interest story or article that is not closely tied to a recent news event.
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(journalism) A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
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(as a metonym) English journalism or journalists as a group.
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(journalism) A reporter or freelance journalist who is based in a foreign country, and who provides news reports and/or commentary from that place.
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(idiomatic) Journalism or journalists considered as a group; the press.
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(journalism) The disclosure of any connection between a reporter (or publisher) and the subject of an article that may bias the article.
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(rare) One who writes a gazette.
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Gonzo journalism or a journalist who produces such journalism.
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A form of journalism in which facts are deemed to be less important than the writer's perception of the underlying truth (especially where deliberately altered consciousness is involved).
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(rare) The style of gonzo journalism.
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(derogatory) The use, by journalists, of interviewing methods designed to entrap interviewees into making statements that are damaging or discreditable to themselves.
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A journalism educator or researcher focusing on qualitative approaches.
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(Britain, derogatory) The sensationalist tabloid newspapers in general.
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(Philippines, derogatory) pseudojournalists, not employed by a reputable news organization but who pass themselves off as journalists in order to cash in on the payoffs and bribes from news sources, particularly during elections.
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(publishing, broadcasting) Factual reportage of events which are socially or politically significant and of a serious nature, as opposed to the reporting of entertaining, humorous, or gossipy accounts of relatively inconsequential events.
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(journalism) A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.
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Alternative spelling of hit piece [(journalism) A published article or post aiming to sway public opinion by presenting false or biased information in a way that appears objective and truthful.]
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(by extension, of news) so interesting or sensational that its publication cannot be delayed
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Somebody who writes advertisements for radio or television.
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(journalism, chiefly attributive) A kind of journalism that discusses a person or people in an emotional way so as to arouse interest or sympathy.
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Information gained from intelligence agents, or spies, and interrogation.
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A style of journalism where the journalist immerses himself/herself in a situation and attempts to document the subjective experience.
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(neologism) Journalistic content, particularly news, published or broadcast in the interest of advancing an ideological agenda.
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A person whose primary business is gathering and selling electronic information.
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A conversation in person (or, by extension, over the telephone, Internet etc.) between a journalist and someone whose opinion or statements he or she wishes to record for publication, broadcast etc.
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A form of journalism in which the reporter deeply investigates a single topic of interest, often involving crime or corruption.
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A sensationalist news reporting style focusing on crime, scandals, celebrities, etc., associated with American newspapers of the Roaring Twenties.
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A style of writing used in some newspapers and magazines, characterized by cliché, hyperbolic language and clipped syntax.
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The style of writing characteristic of material in periodical print publications and broadcast news media, consisting of direct presentation of facts or events with an attempt to minimize analysis or interpretation.
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A reporter, someone who professionally reports on news and current events.
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journalism; the work or techniques of journalists
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(derogatory) News stories consisting of sensationalized trivia rather than serious and responsible journalism.
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Information obtained by a news reporter about an issue or subject that allows him or her to discover more details.
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(originally US, journalism) A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story.
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(journalism, slang, derogatory) A person who tries to get into photographs for the sake of publicity.
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Any location frequented by a journalist in search of stories or gossip.
adj
(journalism, broadcasting) Longer and more detailed than is normal.
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(US politics, derogatory) lamestream media
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Someone who writes for a magazine.
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One who writes in a magazine.
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(informal) A large gathering of reporters at the scene of a news event.
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(media) A publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channels. Media outlets include newspapers, magazines, radio, television, and web sites.
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(journalism) The collective ecology of the world's media, including newspapers, journals, television, radio, books, novels, advertising, press releases, publicity and the blogosphere; any and all media both broadcast and published.
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(UK, slang, humorous or derogatory) media (communications industry)
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(sciences, publishing) An online academic journal that focuses on publishing articles in large quantities and reduces the role of peer review in article acceptance.
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Synonym of Berliner (“newspaper format”)
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(US, historical) One of a group of American investigative reporters, novelists and critics of the Progressive Era (the 1890s to the 1920s).
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A style of news writing and journalism of the 1960s and 1970s, employing a subjective approach and literary techniques deemed unconventional at the time.
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Information about current events disseminated via media.
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An organisation that gathers and distributes news to newspapers and radio and television broadcasters.
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(US, historical) A person who worked on railroads selling newspapers, candy and cigars to the passengers.
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A person who supplies news to a newspaper or a magazine; journalist.
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The rise and fall of news stories, on a collective basis.
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Alternative spelling of newsdesk [The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.]
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The amount of space in a newspaper or broadcast news show that remains for journalism after advertising has been placed; the amount of content a news provider needs to create in every publishing cycle.
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All the various forms of communicating news to the public collectively.
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An individual item of news
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Any device for displaying incoming news stories.
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Alternative spelling of newswire [A service used for the transmission of breaking news to the media or to the public.]
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A retail business selling newspapers, magazines, and stationery; a stationer.
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One who is obsessed with news; a person who likes to stay up-to-date with news.
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(US, Canada) A vending machine selling newspapers.
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A boy, or by extension a man, who delivers and/or sells newspapers.
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(rare, nonstandard) A female newscaster.
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A person who sells newspapers etc.
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The department of a newspaper or broadcasting organization responsible for the collecting of news from journalists and others, and for distributing it to editors.
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(media, informal) A press conference.
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(broadcasting) A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.
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The production of press releases together with the set of news stories generated by them
adj
Full of news; supplying news.
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(video games, neologism) A video game designed on journalistic principles and serving a documentary or explanatory purpose.
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A person involved in newsgathering.
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The act of collecting information related to current events
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(informal) A keen investigative reporter.
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Alternative form of news hole [The amount of space in a newspaper or broadcast news show that remains for journalism after advertising has been placed; the amount of content a news provider needs to create in every publishing cycle.]
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(informal) An investigative reporter.
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Alternative form of newsy [(informal) A distributor of news; a newsagent.]
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(informal) newsy; containing or resembling news
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One who engages in newsjacking.
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A public relations technique involving piggybacking off the attention of the news media on another item.
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(broadcasting) A news show presenting feature-length stories on current events, rather than immediate reports.
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One whose actions make the headlines of news reports; one who affects the course of public discourse.
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The act or process of making news, of doing or saying something that is newsworthy
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(US) A reporter; a person in the profession of providing news.
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sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
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Journalism, especially the type that is sensationalist.
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The state or quality of being news.
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(intransitive, transitive) To engage in the business of journalism (usually used only in the gerund, newspapering)
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a newspaper.
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(dated, derogatory) The attitudes and stylistic approach of newspapers; being lowbrow and sensationalistic, etc.
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The subculture of people who write and publish newspapers.
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A man who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
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(nonstandard, rare) A newspaperman or newspaperwoman.
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A woman who works in the production of the text of a newspaper; a reporter, editor, etc.
adj
Synonym of newspaperish
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(uncommon) A person involved in the gathering or delivery of news: a reporter or journalist.
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An anchorman in a news program, a news anchor, newscaster.
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A person who films newsreels.
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(dated) A room where newspapers and magazines are available for reading.
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(derogatory) Television news presented in a sensationalist manner, intended more to entertain than to inform.
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The industry that produces and sells news, as in newspapers, magazines, television broadcasts, etc.
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Alternative form of newsvendor [A person who runs a newsstand selling newspapers, magazines, etc.]
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A person who runs a newsstand selling newspapers, magazines, etc.
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One who watches the news; A consumer of news reporting.
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A service used for the transmission of breaking news to the media or to the public.
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A female reporter or newsreader.
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A journalist who writes the scripts for a newsreader
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writing for the news media
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(informal) A journalist.
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Alternative form of Newzak [(derogatory) news reporting aiming to entertain more than to inform]
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(derogatory) news reporting aiming to entertain more than to inform
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Online Journalism Review
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(television) Host of an opinion show.
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(informal, uncommon) To feature on the The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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(journalism, derogatory) A tendency of reporting to become homogeneous due to the reporters' habit of relying on one another for news tips, or being dependent on a single source for information.
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A group of people gathered to judge, interview, discuss etc. as on a television or radio broadcast for example.
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The deceptive use of journalistic style and presentation to publish falsehoods.
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One who takes part in parajournalism.
adj
Relating to, or engaging in, parajournalism.
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The sensationalistic writing style of a penny dreadful.
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Journalism taking for its subject the lives of celebrities rather than traditional news and current affairs.
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One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical.
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(journalism) The photography department of a newspaper.
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(journalism, derogatory) The mass publication of poor-quality news reports (computer-generated or written by poorly-paid outsourced writers) across a network of ostensibly local news outlets.
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(US, politics, journalism) An event in which photographers and other members of the news media are allowed to visit briefly with the US President or other top US government officials, especially on the occasion of a meeting with leaders or high-level officials from other countries.
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(publishing) A publishing outlet that poses as a reputable academic journal, but will publish anything submitted for a fee.
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An organisation that gathers and distributes news.
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A person who organizes the publicity for a firm or organization, and acts as an intermediary with the press and other media
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A press or media credential issued as identification to newsgatherers who work professionally in media. The principal occupations covered are reporters and writers, photographers, film and video camera operators and crews and other broadcasting workers such as producers and researchers.
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A collective term for all the press members.
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A department within a company or organization with responsibility for dealing with the press.
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The tasks of building, maintaining and exploiting good relationships between an organization and print and broadcast media organizations.
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A journalist or newspaper reporter.
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A member of the press; a journalist.
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That which resembles, but is not in fact, journalism.
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Someone who imitates, but is not in fact, a journalist.
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An expert in a particular field, especially as called upon to provide comment or opinion in the media; a commentator, a critic.
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The reporting of social news, especially by an eyewitness.
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A colorful analogy or descriptive phrase, characteristic of Dan Rather (born 1931), American journalist and news anchor.
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(Britain, journalism) A tabloid newspaper, particularly one of those considered to have lower journalistic standards than the broadsheets.
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(colloquial) A tabloid newspaper in the United Kingdom.
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(derogatory) Someone who is prepared to provide comment or opinion to the media on virtually any topic, either in exchange for payment or in order to gain exposure.
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News or information that has been reported; media coverage of a topic or event.
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A journalist who investigates, edits and reports news stories for newspapers, radio and television.
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The work of reporting the news; journalism.
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The role or business of a reporter.
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(economics, journalism) The creation of reports, as for a business or a journal.
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An international news agency headquartered in London, UK.
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(journalism) A newspaper reporter who crafts stories from information reported by others, such as legmen.
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A journalist who obtains a scoop, or exclusive.
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(journalism) A minor scoop or exclusive.
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(journalism, slang) A large, attention-getting headline.
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(informal) A journalist.
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The use of sensational subject matter, style or methods, or the sensational subject matter itself; behavior, published materials, or broadcasts that are intentionally controversial, exaggerated, lurid, loud, or attention-grabbing. Especially applied to news media in a pejorative sense that they are reporting in a manner to gain audience or notoriety but at the expense of accuracy and professionalism.
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(neologism) The practice of parents documenting their child's upbringing on social media, typically by posting photographs, anecdotes, etc.
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Basic, old-fashioned or traditional; specifically (journalism) shoe-leather journalism or shoe-leather reporting: journalism involving walking from place to place observing things and speaking to people, rather than sitting indoors at a desk.
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SKG DreamWorks LLC, an entertainment company formed by Steven Spielberg, Jeffrey Katzenberg and David Geffen.
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Journalism that presents brief reports and articles with little detail to cater to short attention spans.
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Broadcast news mainly intended to entertain rather than to inform.
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(informal, journalism) A source that massages information they provide to the press to fit their agenda
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A journalist or other writer who is paid by the column inch.
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(journalism) A correspondent; a journalist sent to the scene of an event to report back.
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Someone who writes about sports-related topics professionally.
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Alternative form of sports writer (journalist who specializes in sports). [Someone who writes about sports-related topics professionally.]
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(journalism slang or informal) Abbreviation of spokesperson. (primarily used in headlines) [A person who acts as the voice of another person or a group of people.]
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(journalism) A freelance correspondent not on the regular newspaper staff, especially one retained on a part-time basis to report on events in a particular place.
adj
(of a news article, etc.) published in multiple newspapers or magazines simultaneously via an agency.
adj
Relating to a tabloid or tabloids.
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(television) A talk show dealing with sensational topics like those found in a tabloid newspaper.
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(neologism, chiefly literature) The writing style of tabloid journalism.
adj
(informal) Characteristic of tabloid journalism; lurid and sensational.
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The practices of tabloid journalism; gaudy sensationalism.
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The change in the style of journalism away from politics and foreign affairs towards entertainment and celebrities.
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a tabloid newspaper; lowbrow and sensationalistic.
adj
(informal) In the style of a tabloid; sensationalistic.
n
A serialized television drama.
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A person who is known to the public primarily through their appearances on television shows.
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(US, slang) A piece of serious journalism that explains the background of current events and interprets them in a manner comforting to the intended readers.
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Printed media that is written and published for a particular industry.
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A journalist who handles all aspects of production on their own, acting as reporter, cameraman and editor.
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(media) a theory about the negative effects of neutrality in journalism whereby reporters create the impression that two parties are equally correct, even when the truths of their claims are mutually exclusive and verifiable by a diligent researcher
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(media, entertainment) An audience that views an event or show through various forms of media (e.g. television, webcast, podcast), participating in an event without being physically present.
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(journalism) A short, informal, non-prearranged interview with a member of the public, especially to canvas opinion.
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A journalist who covers stories first-hand from a war zone.
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(comics, Internet) An online comic, especially one first published on the Internet.
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A Web-based documentary utilizing elements specific to the Web (links, images, audio, video, interaction, etc.) in conjunction with standard documentary composition elements.
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(journalism) A news item published by a wire service.
adj
(publishing, journalism) Characterized by sensationalism, lurid content, and doubtful accuracy.
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(idiomatic) Journalism which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
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(idiomatic) A journalist who writes material which is sensationalistic and of questionable accuracy and taste.
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(idiomatic, usually collective) Newspapers which publish sensationalist articles rather than well researched and sober journalism.
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