Media English

exposure

blootstelling

attention

aandacht

campaign

campagne

empire

rijk

circus

circus

hype

hype

coverage

Dekking

correspondent

correspondent

analyst

analist

guru

goeroe

tycoon

magnaat

magnate

magnaat

mogul

mogul

pundit

expert

game show

contest of skill, intelligence or knowledge. The term includes quiz-shows

soap (opera)

series about the lives of a group of people

sitcom

short for situation comedy. Comedy series based around a character or group of characters, often an “ordinary” family

talk-show/chat-show

a well-known host invites guests to talk, often about something they are trying to sell or promote, like their latest book

a phone-in

a host invites people to phone in and put questions to a studio guest, or just give their opinions about something

God slot

religious programme

quiz-show

contest involving answering questions

bid

attempt

ordeal

unpleasant experience, usually lasting some time

row

argument

probe

inquiry

quiz

questioning by police or at an enquiry

dash

fast journey, often with an uncertain outcome

plea

emotional request

vigil

a period of waiting, perhaps by an ill person’s bedside or in protest at something

pledge

promise

boost

increase in numbers or in confidence, morale or prospects

classified

small advertisements about films, plays, concerts, things for sale, and so on

home

news about the country the paper is published in

scoop

exclusive story, especially an exciting one

gossip column

(often critical) stories about the social activities and private lives of famous people

banner headline

headline in extremely large print

masthead

top of front page carrying the name of the paper

obituary

article about the life of someone who has recently died

footage

recording of an event

mayhem

scenes of fights, assault, murder and so on.

broadsheet

a newspaper printed on a large size of paper, generally considered more serious than smaller newspapers

photo-opportunity

pictures taken of people, often politicians, in favourable or picturesque situations

readership

the number of people who read a particular newspaper, magazine, etc

telegenic

looking good on television

journo

(British English) informal word for journalist

sound-bites

short, interesting sequences that can be used on their own

hack

a writer or journalist producing dull, unoriginal work.

Fleet Street

the British national press

talking head

(informal) a presenter or reporter on television who addresses the camera and is viewed in close-up

glitterati

slightly humorous, and perhaps critical reference to celebrities

ratings

a list of television and radio programmes showing how popularthey are

circulation

the usual number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are sold each day, week, etc.

gore

violence on TV and in films, especially when blood is visible

to doorstep

to wait outside someone’s house or office with microphone and camera in order to question them,

paparazzo

photographer with long-lens camera who takes pictures without the subject’s knowledge or permission

to bug

to conceal a miniature microphone in (a room or device) in order to listen to or record someone's conversations secretly.

actionable

giving sufficient reason to take legal action

to libel

to write and publish something that contains bad and false things about a person

damages

a sum of money claimed or awarded in compensation for a loss or an injury

intrusive

affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them feel uncomfortable

to gag

to prevent a person or organization from talking or writing about a particular subject

speech code

rules of organisations such as universities about words to be avoided in conversation and elsewhere

to crack/clamp down on

to take severe measures against someone/something

gore

bloed

photogenic

fotogeniek

footage

filmmateriaal

slot

sleuf

anchorman

ankerman

couch potato

bank hanger

photo-opportunity

fotomoment

tube

buis

hosting

hosten

vox pops

popular opinion as represented by informal comments from members of the public, especially when broadcast or published.

ratings war

kijkcijfers oorlog

fronted

frontaal

gory

bloederig

invasion of privacy

schending van de privacy

hacks

hacken

circulation

circulatie

readerships

lezerspubliek

tabloid

tabloid

gutter press

goot pers

bugged

afgeluisterd

actionable

uitvoerbaar