TELEVISION, NEWS AND CURRENT AFFAIRS

advice column (n)

part of a newspaper, magazine or website in which somebody gives advice to readers who have sent emails or letters about their personal problems (mục tư vấn)

Today's advice column has interesting tips on how lose weight.

broadsheet (n)

a newspaper printed on a large size of paper, generally considered more serious than smaller newspapers (báo khổ lớn)

The Vietnamese ‘Tuoi Tre’ is a broadsheet newspaper.

business section (n)

a section for business news (phần tin kinh tế)

There's nothing interesting in the business section today.

international news section (n phr)

a section for international news (mục tin quốc tế)

Can I borrow the international news section? Let's see what's happening around the world.

issue (n)

a copy of a newspaper or magazine (số báo)

There's an article on motorbikes in the latest issue of Hot Wheels.

column (n)

a part of a newspaper, magazine or website that appears regularly and deals with a particular subject or is written by a particular writer (mục (báo))

His column appears every other week in the local paper.

columnist (n)

a journalist who writes regular articles for a newspaper or magazine (người phụ trách một chuyên mục trong báo)

Gossip columnists from the local papers wrote about them.

comic strip (n)

a series of drawings inside boxes that tell a story and are often published in newspapers (truyện tranh vui trên báo)

I don't usually buy newspaper. But when I do, I do it for the comic strips.

current affairs (n)

events of political or social importance that are happening now (sự việc chính trị thời sự gần đây)

The late-night current affairs programme has a new anchorman.

editorial (n)

an article in a newspaper that expresses the editor's opinion on a subject of particular interest at the present time (bài xã luận)

All the papers deal with the same subject in their editorials.

front page (n phr)

the first page of a newspaper, where the most important news is printed (mặt báo, trang đầu)

His story was on the front pages of all the tabloids.

headline (n)

the title of a news article printed in large letters (tiêu đề)

The scandal was in the headlines for several days.

hot off the press (idiom)

News that is hot off the press has just been printed and often contains the most recent information about something. (Tin nóng mới lên báo)

Did you hear about Jim's scandal? It's hot off the press!

in print (prepositional phrase)

In a printed form (được in ra (trên sách báo))

Wow, my first published article! It feels so good to see my name in print.

subscription (n phr)

an amount of money paid regularly to receive a newspaper or magazine (đăng ký mua báo)

An annual subscription to the magazine costs £32.50.

obituary (n)

an article about somebody’s life and achievements, that is printed in a newspaper soon after they have died (mục cáo phó trên báo)

I knew about her death from the obituary.

readership (n)

the number or type of people who read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc. (độc giả)

The magazine has a readership of over 250,000.

weather report (n phr)

The column for weather (mục thông tin thời tiết)

According to the weather report, it's going to be sunny.

ethic (n)

a system of moral principles or rules of behaviour (đạo đức trong một khía cạnh của cuộc sống)

They instilled the work ethic into their children.

eyewitness (n)

a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards (nhân chứng)

Sheriff's detectives had no eyewitnesses to the shootings.

fabrication (n)

false information that is invented in order to trick people (bịa đặt)

Her story was a complete fabrication from start to finish.

free press (n phr)

If a country has a free press, its newspapers, magazines, and television and radio stations are able to express any opinions they want, even if these criticize the government and other organizations (tự do báo chí)

How can there be democratic elections without a free press?

freelance (n)

earning money by selling your work or services to several different organizations rather than being employed by one particular organization (nghề tự do)

Steve plans to start working freelance this year.

informant (n)

a person who gives secret information about somebody/something to the police or the media (người cung cấp thông tin)

The journalist refused to reveal the identity of his informant.

media outlet (n phr)

a newspaper, television company or other mass media which publishes news stories (hãng truyền thông)

Media outlets across the globe covered the Ukraine crisis in detail.

news channel (n phr)

TV channels that report news (kênh tin tức)

Fox news is an American news channel.

periodical (n)

a magazine that is published every week, month, etc., especially one that is about an academic subject (tạp chí định kỳ)

She has written for several legal periodicals.

break a story of something (v phr)

To be the first to address or publicize an issue, often a news story. (công bố thông tin đầu tiên)

Our newspaper broke the story of the mayor's scandal, and now every national news outlet is covering it!

conduct an interview with someone (v phr)

to interview someone (tổ chức phỏng vấn)

We are conducting an interview with witnesses so know more about the accident.

gather news (v phr)

to collect news (Thu thập tin tức)

I'm going through the channels go gather news about the explosion.

get the scoop on something (v phr)

to receive information about something (Lấy/nhận thông tin)

Did you get the scoop on their divorce?

make/hit/grab the headlines (v phr)

to appear in the news suddenly or receive a lot of attention in news reports (lên báo)

His scandal made the headlines on several news channels.

manipulate (v)

to control or influence somebody/something, often in a dishonest way so that they do not realize it (thao túng)

She accused the party of manipulating the information.

citizenry (n)

the group of people who live in a particular city, town, area, or country (công dân)

The country's citizenry is more politically aware than in the past.

extremist (n)

someone who has extreme political opinions and aims, and who is willing to do unusual or illegal things in order to achieve them (người cực đoan)

The bomb was planted by right-wing extremists.

hegemony (n)

control by one country, organization, etc. over other countries, etc. within a particular group (quyền lãnh đạo)

The three nations competed for regional hegemony.

jurisdiction (n)

the authority of an official organization to make and deal with especially legal decisions (quyền thực thi pháp lý)

The Court of Appeal exercised its jurisdiction to order a review of the case.

lawmaker (n)

a person in government who makes the laws of a country (nhà làm luật)

State lawmakers have been arguing over the new healthcare reform bill for months.

national assembly (n)

the group of people who are elected as a government of a country (quốc hội)

The National Assembly is the highest government organization of the people

party (n)

a political organization that you can vote for in elections and whose members have the same aims and ideas (đảng )

Do you belong to a political party?

social justice (n phr)

justice in terms of the distribution of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society (công bằng xã hội)

Individuality gives way to the struggle for social justice.

adopt (v)

to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something (chấp nhận và thực hiện)

California has adopted a new policy on the marijuana.

to bring down/ overthrow the government

to start to use a particular method or to show a particular attitude towards somebody/something (chấp nhận và thực hiện)

California has adopted a new policy on the marijuana.

ratings (n)

A rating is a record of the number of people who watch or listen to a particular broadcast (lượng theo dõi)

The BBC is currently ahead in the ratings war.

viewing figures (n phr)

the number of viewers (số lượng người xem)

The show received relatively poor viewing figures.

viewership (n)

the number or type of people who watch a particular television programme or television channel (lượng người xem)

The People Meter is an electronic device that measures television viewership.

to go viral (v phr)

used to describe a piece of information, a video, an image, etc. that is sent rapidly over the internet and seen by large numbers of people within a short time (lan truyền)

Within 24 hours, the video went viral on YouTube and Facebook.

authority (n)

the people or an organization who have the power to make decisions or who have a particular area of responsibility in a country or region (nhà chức trách)

German authorities arrested the author of the computer virus.

bureaucracy

the system of official rules and ways of doing things that a government or an organization has, especially when these seem to be too complicated (sự quan liêu)

We need to reduce paperwork and bureaucracy in the company

centrist (n)

someone who supports the centre of the range of political opinions (người theo chủ trương ôn hòa)

Her campaign so far suggests that she would try to bridge the divide between the party's liberals and centrists.