Media & Publishing

News, books, journalism, broadcasting, and published information.

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/nuːz/ Information about recent and important events. Meaning Off Sound Off

/bʊk/ A set of printed pages held together inside a cover, that you read. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌtiːˈviː/ Television; programmes broadcast to be watched on screen. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɹeɪ.diˌoʊ/ A device that receives sound broadcasts such as music and news. Meaning Off Sound Off

/peɪd͡ʒ/ One side of a sheet of paper in a book, magazine, or newspaper. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtɛlɪˌvɪʒən/ A device with a screen and speakers for watching broadcast programmes. Meaning Off Sound Off

/mæɡ.əˈzin/ A regular publication with articles, stories, and pictures on paper or online. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈn(j)usˌpeɪpɚ/ A printed or digital publication, usually daily or weekly, containing news and articles. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ A person who writes books, stories, or articles, especially as a job. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɑɹtɪkəl/ A piece of writing in a newspaper, magazine, or website. Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ɹɪˈpoɹt/ A spoken or written account of something, especially news or the results of research. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmi.di.ə/ The newspapers, television, radio, and websites that report news to the public. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɹɑmə/ A play for the theater, television, radio, or film, especially a serious one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈt͡ʃæptɚ/ One of the main sections a book is divided into. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛd.ɪ.təɹ/ A person who corrects and improves writing before it is published. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔθɚ/ A person who writes a book, article, or other work. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpʌblɪʃ/ To print a book, magazine, or article and make it available to people. Meaning Off Sound Off

to end a radio or television broadcast Phrasal verb Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈt͡ʃænəl/ A television or radio station and its programmes. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈd͡ʒɝnəlɪst/ A person who reports news for newspapers, magazines, TV, or the internet. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbɹɔːdkast/ To send out a programme on television or radio. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɪˈdɪʃən/ A particular version of a book, magazine, or newspaper that is published. Meaning Off Sound Off

/blɔɡ/ A website where someone regularly posts articles, opinions, or personal entries. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɛdˌlaɪn/ The title printed in large letters at the top of a newspaper or article. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbʊl.ə.tən/ A short official news report, often broadcast or published immediately Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑ.ləm.nɪst/ A writer who regularly produces an article or column for a newspaper or magazine. Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˌɛdɪˈtɔɹiəl/ An article in a newspaper or magazine giving the editors' opinion on a topic. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌpʌblɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ A book, magazine, or other printed work that is made available to people. Meaning Off Sound Off

/bɹoʊˈʃʊɚ/ A small thin book or magazine with pictures, usually advertising something or giving information Meaning Off Sound Off

illustration B2

/ˌɪl.əˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ A picture or drawing in a book, magazine, or other text. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæŋkɝˌmæn/ The main male presenter of a television or radio news programme. Meaning Off Sound Off

anchorperson B2

The main presenter of a television or radio news programme. Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈmæn.jəˌskɹɪpt/ A written or typed version of a book or article before it is published. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɑ.mənˌtɛ.ɹi/ A spoken description of an event as it happens, especially on radio or television. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈn(j)uzˌlɛtɚ/ A printed or emailed report sent out regularly with news for a particular group or about a particular topic. Meaning Off Sound Off

C2 (10) Pro

/ˈkwɔːrtoʊ/ a book or page format made by folding a full sheet twice to create four leaves, or eight pages Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɑkˈteɪ.voʊ/ a book or page size produced by folding a full sheet three times to make eight leaves Meaning Off Sound Off

frontispiece C2

/ˈfrʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/ an illustration facing or immediately preceding the title page of a book Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌɪm.pɹɪˈmɑ.tɚ/ An official license to publish or print something, especially when censorship applies. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpær.əˌɡræf.ər/ a writer of short newspaper paragraphs, especially gossip, editorial, or society items Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌlɪtəˈɹɑti/ plural: educated people with a strong interest in literature, especially writers and critics Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdɑs.jeɪ/ a collection of documents that gives detailed information about a person or subject Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfæbjəlɪzəm/ literature: storytelling that introduces fantastic or impossible events into an otherwise familiar, everyday world Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɛˈɹɑtəm/ a notice that corrects an error in a published work Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɪk/ used after quoted text to show that an unusual spelling or apparent error has been reproduced from the original Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈklɪpˌʃit/ a sheet of press items or news clippings issued for reprinting Meaning Off Sound Off

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