Specialist dictionary

Journalism

Reporting, sourcing, interviewing, editing and journalistic practice.

Core vocabulary

55 featured terms

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Accountnoun

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on th…

Articlenoun

one of a class of artifacts; "an article of clothing"

Correspondentnoun

a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

Coveragenoun

the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"

Editorialadjective

of or relating to an article stating opinions or giving perspectives; "editorial column"

Interviewverb

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

Investigatingnoun

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Investigationnoun

the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and systematically

Journalismnoun

the profession of reporting or photographing or editing news stories for one of the media

Journalistnoun

a writer for newspapers and magazines

News reportnoun

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on th…

Newspersonnoun

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

Newsroomnoun

the staff of a newspaper or the news department of a periodical; "every newspaper editor is criticized by the newsroom"

Newswriternoun

a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

Questionverb

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

Reportnoun

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on th…

Reportagenoun

the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"

Reporternoun

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

Reportingnoun

the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio or television; "they accused the paper of biased coverage of race relations"

Sourceverb

get (a product) from another country or business; "She sourced a supply of carpet"; "They are sourcing from smaller companies"

Storynoun

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on th…

Write upnoun

a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on th…

Analysisnoun

an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

Breakablenoun

an article that is fragile and easily broken; "pack the breakables separately"

Bulletinnoun

a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast)

Countnoun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

Countingnoun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

Despatchnoun

an official report (usually sent in haste)

Dispatchnoun

an official report (usually sent in haste)

Empiricismnoun

the application of empirical methods in any art or science

Enquirynoun

a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

Enumerationnoun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

Examinationnoun

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Examinationnoun

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

Exclusivenoun

a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"

Gazetteernoun

a journalist who writes for a gazette

Inquirynoun

a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest

Knickknacknoun

a small inexpensive mass-produced article

Newsmannoun

a male person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

Notionnoun

(usually plural) small personal articles or clothing or sewing items; "buttons and needles are notions"

Noveltynoun

a small inexpensive mass-produced article

Numerationnoun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

Pressmannoun

a male journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media

Reckoningnoun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

Researchnoun

systematic investigation to establish facts

Scoopnoun

a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"

Scribblernoun

informal terms for journalists

Scribenoun

informal terms for journalists

Scrutinynoun

the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)

Searchnoun

an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"

Tabulationnoun

the act of putting into tabular form; "the tabulation of the results"

Tallynoun

the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order; "the counting continued for several hours"

Tapnoun

the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information

Testingnoun

the act of giving students or candidates a test (as by questions) to determine what they know or have learned

Warenoun

articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: ‘silverware’, ‘software’