The Media Vocabulary

You can't believe anything you hear on it. It's obvious what political party they favour!

"Vows" means...

"Quiz" means....

an attractive or exciting quality that makes certain people or things seem appealing

photographers who follow famous people around to get photos of them to sell to newspapers and magazines

"Bids" means...

person who writes in a newspaper or magazine giving advice to people in reply to their letters

It made the story seem more shocking than it really was; click-bait

"Clash" means...

person who introduces the different sections of a radio or TV programme

"Axed" means...

person who reads the news on TV or radio

"Row" means...

a person who writes articles for different papers and is not employed by any one paper

person who writes (a review) about the good/ bad qualities of books, concerts, theatre, films, etc.

The newspaper wasn't allowed to publish all the details.

person in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or part of one, and decides what should be in it

It said the plot was poor but the acting good, which was true.

person who describes a sports event while it's happening on TV or radio

It bases its stories just on facts, not on feelings or beliefs.

person who collects and reports news for newspapers, radio, or TV