MEDIA
someone whose job is to write articles in a newspaper or magazine giving their opinion about a new play, book, art exhibition, etc:
reviewer
a note at the bottom of a page that gives more detailed information about something on the page:
footnote
succeed in persuading someone to agree something; discuss something in a general way and without dealing with the most important issues
talk round to
to criticise someone or something severely in public:
denounce (v)
tell someone in authority about bad things that someone else has done, because you want them to be punished
tell tales
relating to newspapers with fairly small pages mostly containing stories about famous people and not much serious news:
tabloid
someone who presents the news on a television or radio news programme:
anchor
talk about something that is intended to be a secret
let on
to praise someone in order to get something you want, especially in a way that is not sincere:
flatter (v)
understand the basic meaning
get/catch sb’s drift
an advertisement for a film or television programme that shows a short part of it to try to make people want to watch it:
trailer
a journalist who writes a regular series of articles for a particular newspaper or magazine:
a columnist
say something suddenly and without thinking about the effect it will have, usually because you are nervous or excited
blurt out
a document signed by many people that asks someone in authority to do something:
petition (n)
the way in which information spreads quickly from one person to another through conversation
(hear sth) on/through the grapevine
a very thin book with a paper cover, usually given free to people:
a pamphlet
a newspaper or television reporter, especially one who deals with a particular subject or area:
correspondent (n)
write something on a piece of paper so that it will not be forgotten and can be looked at later; state officially how something should be done
set down
a long, loud and angry complaint about something:
rant (n)
tell people exactly what you are thinking or what you are intending to do
lay/put your cards on the table
a formal statement expressing the aims and plans of a group or organisation, especially a political party:
manifesto
the edge of a book where all the pages are fixed together:
spine (n)
state your opinion firmly and publicly about something, especially in order to protest against or defend something
speak out
a slight idea or small piece of information that tells you that something might exist or be happening:
inkling (n)
talk to someone about something that has been worrying you, so that you feel better about it
get sth off your chest