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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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bidirectional mic

News service; Journalism

A microphone which picks up sound from two directions, front and rear. Compare with omnidirectional and unidirectional microphones.

kerning

News service; Journalism

A way of setting printed type so that adjacent characters appear to overlap, reducing the amount of horizontal space they require.

on the record

News service; Journalism

Information given by a source who has agreed to be identified in the story. Compare with off the record and non-attributable above.

blog

News service; Journalism

Short for web log, an online commentary or diary often written by individuals about their specialist interests, hobbies, family etc.

cue sheet

News service; Journalism

A radio script containing the introduction to a report, details about any inserts, any back announcements and durations of segments.

super

News service; Journalism

Graphics - usually words - superimposed over a television image giving details about it, such as a person’s name or where they are.

spin

News service; Journalism

Putting a positive slant on something bad or emphasizing only the positive aspects while ignoring the negatives. Compare with balance.