MEDIA VOCABULARY

PRESS

back copy / number / issue nmero atrasado news agency

circulation tirada, nmero de ejemplares
e-zine revista electrnica
fanzine revista para fans
webzine magazine published on the internet
(not in paper)
freesheet peridico gratuito
war / education correspondent
back / front cover (contra)portada
coverage cobertura
current affairs (Br.E) current events (Am.E)
file / store / record information
gossip column / columnist
the gutter press prensa amarilla
investigative journalism
news / press conference rueda de prensa
(meetings with reporters)
newshound reportero
newsroom sala de redaccin
newsworthy de inters periodstico
press conference rueda / release comunicado
scoop primicia
syndicate agencia de noticias
PA , Press Association
hit the headlines lleg a los titulares
hot off the press noticias frescas

o the article takes up a full-page

o a trade publication / journal / magazine /
paper is produced for people working in a
particular business or industry eg. a steel
industry trade journal
o I always read the FT (The Financial
Times finance, business and economics
news)
o My mother loves glossy (Br.E) / slick (Am.E) mag(azine)s (printed on shiny high-quality
paper which contains a lot of colour photographs and advertisements, usually about famous
people, fashion and beauty)
o July issue now on sale
o He only buys lad mags (magazines for men)
o This newspaper is just a Republican mouthpiece (DISAPPROVING only expresses the opinions of one
particular organization)
o they're giving a lot of newsprint to the dispute estn corriendo ros de tinta sobre el conflicto
o She has written for several legal periodicals (a magazine or newspaper, especially on a serious
subject, that is published regularly)
o Id rather read broadsheets de formato grande (serio) than tabloids de formato pequeo (popular,
sensacionalista)
o pulp fiction: DISAPPROVING books and magazines which are of low quality in the way they are
produced and the stories and articles they contain
o In her latest dispatch (a newspaper report sent by someone in a foreign country, often communicating war news, or an
official report, often on a military matter) Ann Doe, our war correspondent, reported an increase in fighting.

o This newspaper specializes in muckraking escndalos / sacar trapos sucios

o It's been promoted as the biography that lays bare hace pblica the truth
behind the legend.
o I love current events (Am. E) / current affairs (Br.E) TV programmes.
(political news about events happening now) temas / sucesos de actualidad

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 TELEVISION:

commentator sports star / celebrity

programme presenter newsreader (Br.E)
news / sports / childrens newscaster (Am.E)
guest vs host news bulletin
contestant concursante soap opera
soap opera wildlife documentary

o a game show (=television programme where people score points by answering questions or doing
things) host (= a person who introduces the programme and asks the questions)
o Chat show: a TV or radio programme in which famous people talk about themselves or their work
o Talk show: a group of ordinary people have an opportunity to debate a subject.
o Serial: a story that is broadcast or published in a series of separate parts.
o Sitcom situation comedy a funny television or radio show in which the same characters appear
in each programme in a different story

TV screen closed circuit TV TV broadcast

satellite TV colour TV TV licence
TV channel digital TV daytime TV
TV guide high definition TV black-and-
breakfast TVprogrammes broadcast TV set white TV
early in the morning TV station TV presenter

opening episode peak-time three-part documentary series costume drama serial

o highlights of the match will be shown after the news.

o You'll go square-eyed if you sit in front of that TV any more!
o Her programme was informative / selective / relaxing / entertaining / mind-numbing
(=extremely boring)
o CCTV (=ABBREVIATION FOR closed-circuit television: a system which sends television
signals to a limited number of screens, and is often used in shops and public places to
prevent crime cameras
o a closed-captioned television programme has the words being spoken written at the
bottom of the screen for people who do not hear well
o docudrama a TV programme or film based on events that really happened
o docusoap a TV programme series about the lives of real people
o a fly-on-the-wall television programme or film shows real people doing what they
normally do every day
o free-to-air TV programmes can be watched without having to pay anything extra
o phone-in (Br. E) call-in (Am.E) a radio or TV programme that people phone with their
questions or comments.
o profile a short article or programme about someone
o reality TV television programmes that do not use professional actors but show real
events and situations involving ordinary people
o repeat a television or radio programme that is broadcast again
o rerun a programme that is being shown on television again

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 o telethon a long TV programme that provides entertainment with the purpose of raising
money for charity (=organizations that help people)
o update a report or broadcast containing all the latest news or information
o tabloid TV television programmes intended to be exciting or shocking

a cable / terrestrial channel

a music / movie / news / shopping / sports channel
the news on Channel 4
She switched / turned to another channel to watch the football.

aerial (Br. E) antenna (Am.E)

decoder
footage secuencias / material filmado
pay channel / pay-per-view / pay TV
plasma screen
the small screen (TV compared to cinema)
telegenic
teletext
test card (Br. E) / pattern (Am. E) carta de ajuste
ratings ndice de audiencia

o the telly / the box / the tube (Br.E) / the boob tube (Am.E)
o the watershed time in the evening, usually 9 p.m., when television programmes which are not
suitable for children may start to be shown
o zap use an electronic device to change television channels quickly, sometimes to avoid

RADIO:

CB Citizens' Band (radio) wavelength

transistor wireless
tuner sintonizador LW long wave
tuning sintona MW medium wave
two-way SW short wave
UHF / VHF Over and out cambio y corto
walkie-talkie pirate radio station
waveband

o Advertisers are interested in ratings (=a list of television and radio programmes showing how
popular they are)