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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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editorial
News service; Journalism
(1) An article written by, or on behalf of, an editor, giving the news organization’s opinion on an issue. (2) An adjective describing issues relating to news content as opposed ...
strapline
News service; Journalism
(1) In print and online, a kind of subhead immediately following a larger headline. (2) In advertising, a slogan attached to a product brand name, e.g. ‘Heineken: Refreshes the ...
package
News service; Journalism
A completed television news story pre-prepared for a news bulletin and ready for transmission. A package will contain a written introduction for the newsreader, the reporter’s ...
sic
News service; Journalism
Latin for 'thus' or 'so', is usually written in square brackets as (sic) after an misused or misspelled word or phrase to show they have been reproduced exactly as spoken or ...
lock-up
News service; Journalism
An agreed process by which journalists are taken to a room to see advance copies of a major announcement, such as a government budget, and in which they stay to prepare stories ...
square brackets
News service; Journalism
Also called 'box brackets'. Used in quotes to denote the words between them have been modified from or added to the original, usually for greater clarity, e.g. The Prime Minister ...
stet
News service; Journalism
Latin for ‘let it stand’, a mark - the word ‘stet’ in a circle - used by sub-editors and proof readers telling the typesetter to disregard a change that had been previously ...
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- Investigative journalism (66)
- Journalism (951)
- Newspaper (916)