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| airtime |
broadcast time allotted, as to an event or news story, on television or radio. |
| anchor |
the main person who reports the news on a television or radio program. [1/2 definitions] |
| anchorman |
in broadcasting, the main announcer on a news program. |
| anchorperson |
the main announcer on a news broadcast. |
| anchorwoman |
in broadcasting, a female anchor on a news program. |
| boilerplate |
in journalism, written material created by a news agency or similar business that is typeset and ready to be used across various syndicated publications. [1/5 definitions] |
| break |
to come into public notice, as news. [1/26 definitions] |
| carry |
to make (news, a program, or the like) available to viewers or listeners, as a newspaper or a television or radio station. [1/16 definitions] |
| circulation |
the movement of something, such as money or news, from person to person or place to place. [1/2 definitions] |
| clipsheet |
a sheet of paper containing news articles, features, or releases, printed on one side for easy clipping and reprinting. |
| commentator |
a person who comments on something. Commentators often appear on radio or television shows to give opinions or explanations of news and events. |
| correspondent |
a person who reports news or contributes articles regularly to a newspaper, magazine, TV network, or the like, from a distant area. [1/2 definitions] |
| crier |
one who cries aloud or proclaims news or advertisements, such as a town crier or a hawker of merchandise. [1/2 definitions] |
| current events |
important things that have happened recently in a certain area or in other places around the world and are usually reported in the news. |
| dateline |
at the beginning of a news article, a line giving the place and usu. the date of its origin. |
| digest |
a collection of stories, news articles, or other written works. The items in a digest are often shortened so that more of them can fit in one book or magazine. [1/3 definitions] |
| dispatch |
a message sent with speed, such as a news bulletin. [1/2 definitions] |
| doomscrolling |
the practice of sifting through online news stories and consuming excessively large amounts of news depicting violence, corruption, or devastation. |
| exclusive |
a news item or story that only one news organization has obtained. [1/5 definitions] |
| eye-opener |
a piece of news or an experience that startles or enlightens. [1/2 definitions] |
| follow |
to subscribe to a news feed on a website. [1/15 definitions] |
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