Types of News
People on Television
Types of Journalism and Media
Types of Advertising
Other Related Words and Phrases
100

A regular feature or series of articles in a newspaper, magazine, or the like, usually having a readily identifiable heading and the byline of the writer or editor, that reports or comments upon a particular field of interest, as politics, theater, or etiquette, or which may contain letters from readers, answers to readers' queries, etc.

What is Column?
100

A person employed to gather and report news, as for a newspaper, wire service, or television station.

Who is a Reporter?

100

A new expression describing the kind of journalism based on images, audio and reports sent in to news groups by ordinary members of the public who witnessed events.

What is Citizen journalism?

100

A paid advertisement or promotional announcement.

What is Commercial?

100

To get the better of (other publications, newscasters, etc.) by obtaining and publishing or broadcasting a news item, report, or story first.

What is Scoop?
200

A written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.

What is Article?
200

A person who is the main broadcaster on a program of news, sports, etc., and who usually also serves as coordinator of all participating broadcasters during the program.

Who is an Anchor?
200

News on television or radio

What is Broadcast journalism?

200

A short period of time when someone can speak or perform on radio or television. "He was given a 30-second ...... just after the news".

What is Spot?
200

Attach (a journalist) to a military unit during a conflict.

What is Embedded?

300

A critical article or report, as in a periodical, on a book, play, recital, or the like; critique; evaluation.

What is Review?
300

A person who announces, especially one who introduces programs, presents news items, reads advertisements, and does other similar assignments over radio or television.

Who is an Announcer?
300

Newspapers (usually smaller than broadsheets) which contain lighter stories and focus more on entertainment and gossip.

What is Tabloids?

300

A term used to reflect the intertwining relationships between advertising and entertainment. Typically it refers to media that combines various forms of entertainment (television, movies, songs, etc.) with elements of advertising to promote products or brands.

What is Advertainment?

300

The block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for television programming.

What is Prime time?

400

News that is happening and being reported or revealed at this moment.

What is Breaking news?


400

A person who forecasts and reports the weather; meteorologist.

Who is a Weatherman /woman?

400

Non-stop news

What is Rolling new?

400

A flat surface or board, usually outdoors, on which large advertisements or notices are posted. (to place, advertise, proclaim, etc., on or as if on a ...............)

What is Billboard?
400

A line under the title of a newspaper or magazine article giving the author's name.

What is By-line?

500

An article in a newspaper or other periodical or on a website presenting the opinion of the publisher, writer, or editor.

What is Editorial?

500

Many news outlets, such as newspapers, television news stations, and some radio news stations, use these reporters to gather news.Duties include writing news and feature stories, photography, interviewing sources and researching data for news and feature articles and developing sources.

Who is an Assignment reporter?

500

Media groups which are not controlled by the government.

What is Independent media?

500

A type of advertising, mostly online, that matches the form and function of the platform upon which it appears. In many cases, it manifests as either an article or video, produced by an advertiser with the specific intent to promote a product, while matching the form and style which would otherwise be seen in the work of the platform's editorial staff.

What is Native Advertisement?

500

A message in the public interest disseminated without charge, with the objective of raising awareness, changing public attitudes and behavior towards a social issue.

What is Public service announcement or Public service ad?

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