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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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advance
News service; Journalism
(1) A story looking ahead to a future event. (2) To bring a story forward in a bulletin or earlier in a newspaper. (3) An up-front payment for commissioned work, such as a longer ...
crawl
News service; Journalism
Type moving across the top or bottom of a television screen. Used by news stations to show the main headlines of the moment, stock exchange prices, the weather or other useful ...
Teeline
News service; Journalism
A simplified system of shorthand used by journalists in Britain and associated countries. It is regarded as easier to learn than Pitman or Gregg, but harder to achieve high ...
nat sound (natural sound)
News service; Journalism
(1) The ambient sound recorded at or transmitted from the scene of an event or location report. Also known as wild sound. (2) The sound on a version of a story fed without the ...
wrap-up questions
News service; Journalism
The final questions in an interview, in which the interviewer clarifies any outstanding issues and checks they have not missed anything, e.g. ‘Is there anything else you can tell ...
pull-out quote or pull quote
News service; Journalism
A specially powerful or significant quote or excerpt from a story, highlighted in a different typeface next to the main text or in gaps within a column. Also called a sell, ...
filler
News service; Journalism
(1) A short news item or advertisements, usually timeless, used to fill small spaces in a newspaper or bulletin. (2) Also called fill-in, a short piece of music to fill a gap ...
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- Investigative journalism (66)
- Journalism (951)
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