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News service

Of or pertaining to any organisation, agency or person engaged in the business of selling news to the public.

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top head

News service; Journalism

(1) Headline at the top of a column of text. (2) A banner headline on a web site.

editorial cartoon

News service; Journalism

A cartoon which appears on the editorial page, commenting on a current controversy.

presenter

News service; Journalism

A person who presents a radio or television program on air. Called an anchor in US.

intranet

News service; Journalism

A private computer network within a company or organization for internal users only.

nut graf or nut graph

News service; Journalism

A paragraph telling the essential elements of a story briefly, i.e. ‘in a nutshell’.

dead air

News service; Journalism

An extended unwanted silence on radio, often caused by technical or operating errors.

blurb

News service; Journalism

Brief information about the writer, usually either at the top or bottom of the article.