Media & Publishing
News, books, journalism, broadcasting, and published information.
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tentpole
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/ˈtɛntˌpoʊl/
a pole that supports a tent
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belles-lettres
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/ˌbɛlˈlɛtrə/
literature valued primarily for beauty, style, and imaginative expression rather than for practical information
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scoop
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/skup/
a utensil for lifting loose material, or an exclusive news story
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tattle
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/ˈtætəl/
to report another's wrongdoing; to gossip idly
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dob
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/dɑb/
chiefly British to inform on or report someone for wrongdoing
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marginalia
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/ˌmɑrdʒɪˈneɪliə/
notes written in the margins of a book or manuscript
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announcer
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/əˈnaʊnsɚ/
a person who introduces programs or reads news on radio or television
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ascribe
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/əˈskraɪb/
to attribute something to a cause, source, or author
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autocab
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/ˈɔtoʊˌkæb/
a taxicab, especially one summoned by an automated radio system
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bookpress
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/ˈbʊkprɛs/
a press used in bookbinding, or a cupboard or case for storing books
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clipsheet
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/ˈklɪpˌʃit/
a sheet of press items or news clippings issued for reprinting
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finis
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/ˈfɪnɪs/
the end, especially printed at the close of a book or film
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intelligencer
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/ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənsɚ/
one who conveys news or secret information; an informer or spy (archaic)
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mag
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/mæɡ/
(informal) a magazine; also a magneto or ammunition magazine
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newspaperman
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/ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌmæn/
a man who writes for or owns a newspaper; a male journalist
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newspaperwoman
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/ˈnuzˌpeɪpərˌwʊmən/
a woman who writes for or owns a newspaper; a female journalist
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periodical
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/ˌpɪriˈɑdɪkəl/
a magazine or journal published at regular intervals
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preface
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/ˈprɛfəs/
an introduction to a book; to introduce or precede with remarks
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pressman
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/ˈprɛsmən/
a person who operates a printing press, or a newspaper journalist
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wireless
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/ˈwaɪɚ.ləs/
operating without connecting wires, or (chiefly British) a radio
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sourcebook
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/ˈsɔrsˌbʊk/
a book that collects primary documents, readings, or reference material on a particular subject
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leaderette
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/ˌliːdərˈɛt/
chiefly British and dated: a short newspaper editorial or a brief paragraph within an editorial
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noveldom
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/ˈnɑvəldəm/
the realm of novels, novelists, or fictional narrative considered collectively
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goosequill
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/ˈɡuːsˌkwɪl/
a large feather from a goose prepared for use as a writing pen
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unemended
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/ˌʌnɪˈmɛndɪd/
not corrected or altered by editorial emendation, especially in a transmitted text
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