Media Units 1-4 vocab

To officially ask somebody to write an article on a certain topic

A series of pages in a magazine containing photos of people modelling clothes

A document in which a radio station or TV channel provides a detailed description of the show they want to produce

The title of a news article printed in large letters, especially at the top of the front page of a newspaper

the person who checks articles before print

a journalist employed by a TV station/newspaper to report on a particular subject or send reports from a foreign country

National and international press agencies

The preferred use of spelling, punctuation, wording, etc. used by the writers of a publisher

A writing style used by journalism which uses uncommon, often sensationalist words to draw the attention of the reader.

The number of the copies of a newspaper or magazine sold daily/weekly/etc

A tabloidese word with the meaning: a violent person, a criminal

Detailed discussion about work that has been done

An occasion when the photographer of a magazine takes pictures of a model or famous person

Sequence of stories in a radio show

Promotion of a show/programme with a short preview

People in a film who don’t have a speaking part and who are usually part of the scene, for example, in a crowd

a soundproof boxed room with a microphone

A tabloidese word with the meaning: violent killing of many people

Reading a text and correcting the mistakes before printing or publishing it

An official limit or control on what people or companies are allowed to do

Events of political or social importance that are happening now

Words said by a DJ/presenter to introduce segments/music

A short line of text on the front cover of magazines describing an article in a way to attract the reader’s attention

To present information in a way that shows only one side of the argument, or represents a certain opinion (unfairly)