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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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voice over (VO)

News service; Journalism

A television technique in which a reporter or narrator speaks while vision is being shown on screen. See also out of vision.

page views

News service; Journalism

A method of measuring the popularity of web sites by counting how many people downloaded a whole web page. Compare with hits.

sidebar

News service; Journalism

A column beside a main story which has more information about - or another angle to - the main story to which it is attached.

spike

News service; Journalism

To not publish a submitted article. Derived from a metal spike on which such rejected stories were impaled. See also to kill.

WWWWW & H

News service; Journalism

Who? What? Where? When? Why? and How? The six most important questions journalists should ask and news stories should answer.

anchor

News service; Journalism

A person who presents a news bulletin from a television studio, usually on a regular basis. See also newsreader and presenter.

colour

News service; Journalism

Extra details in a story which help the reader or listener get a fuller picture of what has happened or what a person is like.