Useful vocabulary about the Press - Complete using words from the list

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The radio, the television and the press constitute the .....................

In England newspapers fall into two categories: the .................... Papers (Tabloids) interested in scandals and the Quality Papers interested in more serious topics.

A newspaper is different from a magazine.

'The Independent' is a British .................... . It's published every day, it's called a .....................

'Time Magazine' is an American magazine; it's printed every week, it's called a .....................

'Newsweek' is another famous magazine which sells more than 3 million ....................; it has a very large circulation.

In fact, the number of people who actually read it -its .................... - is superior to this number.

Many people buy their papers from a ...................., but others prefer to receive it at home, that's why they .................... to their favourite paper.

The front page is covered with big headlines while the .................... of a magazine is often a colour photograph.

A magazine is divided into several .................... : politics, sports, business, etc.

It includes various things such as :

a leader or .................... written by an editorial writer,

international or .................... news to know what's going on in the world,

news items or news .................... about less serious topics

.................... and stories about famous people, politicians, the fashion, etc.,

advertisements or adverts or .................... for various products or services,

wanted ads or .................... ads for people who are looking for a job or people who want to buy/sell things,

the .................... report or weather forecast for people who want to know whether tomorrow will be a rainy day,

TV listings to know what's on ....................,

film or book .................... to know about the latest movie to see or the latest book to read,

the readers' mail or letters to the editor,

the obituary column with the names of celebrities who have just ....................,

.................... for children or for adults too,

the .................... or the stars for superstitious people,

the agony column or the lonely heart column for people who have problems in their .................... lives,

crosswords and .................... to pass the time when travelling on buses or trains,

surveys and .................... polls to discover what a majority of people think,

many photos with .................... underneath to report on events,

etc.

ads

articles

captions

comics

copies

cover

daily

died

editorial

games

horoscope

in brief

Media

newsagent

newspaper

opinion

Popular

readership

reviews

sections

sentimental

small

subscribe

television

weather

weekly

world

Useful vocabulary about the Press

The radio, the television and the press constitute the media.

In England newspapers fall into two categories: the Popular Papers (Tabloids) interested in scandals and the Quality Papers

'The Independent' is a British newspaper. It's published every day, it's called a daily.

'Time Magazine' is an American magazine; it's printed every week, it's called a weekly.

'Newsweek' is another famous magazine which sells more than 3 million copies; it has a very large circulation.

In fact, the number of people who actually read it -its readership- is superior to this number.

Many people buy their papers from a newsagent, but others prefer to receive it at home, that's why they subscribe to their favourite paper.

The front page is covered with big headlines while the cover of a magazine is often a colour photograph.

A magazine is divided into several sections: politics, sports, business, etc.

It includes various things such as :

a leader or editorial written by an editorial writer,

international or world news to know what's going on in the world,

news items or news in brief about less serious topics

articles and stories about famous people, politicians, the fashion, etc.,

advertisements or ads for various products or services,

wanted ads or small ads for people who are looking for a job or people who want to buy/sell things,

the weather report for people who want to know whether tomorrow will be a rainy day,

TV listings to know what's on television,

film or book reviews to know about the latest movie to see or the latest book to read,

the readers' mail or letters to the editor,

the obituary column with the names of celebrities who have just died,

comics for children or for adults too,

the horoscope or the stars for superstitious people,

the agony column or the lonely heart column for people who have problems in their sentimental lives,

crosswords and games to pass the time when travelling on buses or trains,

surveys and opinion polls to discover what a majority of people think,

many photos with captions underneath to report on events,

etc.