Media Vocab
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42 Terms
la noticia
News story — Information about a recent event.
el titular
Headline — The main title of a news story.
el reportaje
Report / news feature — A detailed article or program about a particular topic.
la portada
Front page — The first page of a newspaper or magazine.
la sección
Section — A part of a newspaper dedicated to a particular topic.
la contraportada
Back page — The last page of a newspaper, magazine, or publication.
la fuente
Source — A person, institution, or outlet from which information comes.
la información
Information — Facts or knowledge about an event or subject.
el dato
Fact / data point — A specific piece of information used to understand or analyze something.
la actualidad
Current events — Events and topics happening now.
el/la periodista
Journalist — A person who gathers and communicates information or news.
el reportero / la reportera
Reporter — A journalist who gathers information directly from where events occur.
el/la corresponsal
Correspondent — A journalist who reports from another city or country.
el/la articulista
Columnist / article writer — Someone who writes articles, especially opinion articles, for newspapers or magazines.
el/la editor/a
Editor — A person who reviews, organizes, or prepares content for publication.
el/la entrevistador/a
Interviewer — A person who asks questions during an interview.
la entrevista
Interview — A conversation in which questions are asked to obtain information.
la reseña
Review — A piece of writing that describes and evaluates something such as a movie, book, or restaurant.
el editorial
Editorial — An article expressing a news organization's position on a current issue.
el artículo de opinión
Opinion piece — An article in which an author expresses and argues their personal viewpoint.
la rueda de prensa
Press conference — An event where a person or organization gives information and answers journalists' questions.
el informativo
News broadcast — A television or radio program dedicated to reporting the news.
la veracidad
Truthfulness / veracity — The quality of being true or accurate.
fiable
Reliable / trustworthy — Able to be trusted or believed.
el rumor
Rumor — Information that is being spread but has not been confirmed.
la noticia falsa / fake news
Fake news — False information presented as if it were true.
el sesgo
Bias — A tendency to present information from a particular perspective rather than neutrally.
la opinión
Opinion — A personal belief, judgment, or viewpoint about something.
la evidencia
Evidence — Information or proof that can be used to demonstrate that something is true.
confirmar
To confirm — To verify that information is true.
desmentir
To deny / debunk — To show that information or a rumor is false.
contrastar
To cross-check / compare — To compare information from different sources to verify it.
el revuelo
Commotion / stir — A strong public reaction, excitement, or disturbance caused by something.
el escándalo
Scandal — A situation that causes public outrage or shock.
la polémica
Controversy — Strong disagreement or debate about an issue.
la repercusión
Impact / repercussion — The effect or influence of an event.
la cobertura
Coverage — The way the media reports on an event or subject.
la censura
Censorship — The control or prohibition of certain information.
la libertad de prensa
Freedom of the press — The right of the media to report information without unjustified censorship.
sensacionalista
Sensationalist — Designed to provoke shock or excitement in order to attract attention.
difundir
To spread / broadcast — To make information reach many people.
viralizarse / hacerse viral
To go viral — To spread very quickly across the internet.