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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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radiothon

News service; Journalism

(alt. radioathon) Special radio programming in which listeners are asked to telephone the station to make donations to a good cause or charity appeal. Typically, whole programs ...

headline or head

News service; Journalism

A word or short phrase in large type at the top of an article designed to either summarise the news or grab the reader’s attention and make them want to read it. In broadcasting, ...

free-to-air

News service; Journalism

Television broadcast on public spectrum which is free to viewers. It is usually funded by taxpayers (public broadcasting) or advertising (commercial broadcasting). Occasionally ...

caption

News service; Journalism

In print, short pieces of text placed below or beside pictures to describe them and identify the photographers and/or owners. Also called a cutline. In television, information ...

rich site summary (RSS)

News service; Journalism

Rich Site Summary is a format for delivering regularly updated web content provided by news sites, blogs, audio, video and other online publishers. Users subscribe to feeds which ...

really simple syndication

News service; Journalism

Rich Site Summary is a format for delivering regularly updated web content provided by news sites, blogs, audio, video and other online publishers. Users subscribe to feeds which ...

journalist

News service; Journalism

Someone who finds and presents information as news to the audiences of newspapers, magazines, radio or television stations or the Internet. Journalists traditionally work within a ...