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Word List: Newspaper - list 2
- report [ɻiːˈpɔː(r)t]
(verb) - Definition:
- to relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something); to write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter
- Example:
- Andrew Marr reports on more in-fighting at Westminster.
- correspondent, correspondents [ˌkɒɹɛˈspɒndənt]
(noun) - Definition:
- a journalist who sends reports to his newspaper or radio or television station from a distant or overseas location
- Example:
- The newspaper is looking for a new correspondent.
- spokesman, spokesmen
(noun) - Definition:
- one who speaks as the voice of a group of people; one who represents his company in front of the press
- Example:
- Hey, our spokesman is on TV!
- headline, headlines ['hɛdlaɪn]
(noun) - Definition:
- a heading or title of an article
- Example:
- The headline in today's newspaper reads "John Doe Wins Wood-Splitting Competition".
- Synonym(s):hed
- hit the headlines
(Chunk) - Example:
- The sale of the company immediately hit the headlines.
- front page, front pages
(noun) - Definition:
- the first, and initially visible, page of a publication
- Example:
- Congratulations, Dave, you made the front page.
- subscriber, subscribers [səbˈskraɪbər]
(noun) - Definition:
- a person who subscribes to a publication or a service
- Example:
- Our magazine has over ten thousand subscribers.
- subscription, subscriptions
(noun) - Definition:
- access to a resource, e.g. a newspaper, for a period of time; the formal acceptance of something, especially when verified with a signature
- Example:
- I have a monthly subscription to The Daily Telegraph newspaper.
- subscribe [səbˈskraɪb]
(verb) - Definition:
- to sign up to have copies of a publication, such as a newspaper or a magazine, delivered for a period of time
- Example:
- Would you like to subscribe or subscribe a friend to our new magazine, Lexicography Illustrated?
- paper round, paper rounds
(noun) - Definition:
- a trip where a paperboy delivers newspapers to the subscribers' houses
- Example:
- Some paper rounds take forever.
- print [prɪnt]
(uncountable noun) - Definition:
- books and other material created by printing presses, considered collectively or as a medium
- Example:
- Three citations are required for each meaning, including one in print.
- print [prɪnt]
(verb) - Definition:
- to copy something onto a surface, especially by machine; to publish in a book, newspaper, etc
- Example:
- How could they print an unfounded rumour like that?
- misprint, misprints [ˈmɪsprɪnt]
(noun) - Definition:
- an accidental mistake in print
- Example:
- When I wrote to you saying You're going to catch a cod if you spend all night fishing, there was a misprint. I meant to say You're going to catch a cold.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/public-life/media-and-communication/newspaper/list-2/
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