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The news

communiqué

noun

an official statement, especially to newspapers, radio, or television

current affairs

noun

political, social, and economic events that are happening now and are discussed in news programs and newspapers

exclusive

adjective

published or reported by only one newspaper, magazine, television station, etc.

front-page

adjective

important enough to be printed on the first page of a newspaper

headline-grabbing

adjective

reported as a very important story in the news

news

noun

information about recent events that is reported in newspapers or on television or radio

news

noun

connected with news

newscast

noun

a news program. Someone who reads the news during a newscast is a newscaster.

newsroom

noun

the place in a newspaper, television, or radio company where news reports are written and received

newsworthy

adjective

interesting or important enough to be included in a news report

notice

noun

a published or broadcast announcement giving information about something

plaster

verb

if a news story is plastered all over the newspapers, all the details of it are in the newspapers

report

noun

an article or broadcast that gives information about something that is happening in the news

reportage

noun

the activity of reporting the news

reporting

noun

the activity or job of producing written reports or broadcasts about events in the news

scandal

noun

talk or reports in the newspapers or on television about shocking events involving important people

scoop

verb

to publish or broadcast an exciting or important news story before anyone else does

scoop

noun

an exciting or important news story that one news organization publishes or broadcasts before anyone else

update

noun

a report or broadcast containing all the latest news or information

wrap-up

noun

a summary at the end of something, especially a news program

capture the headlines

to be the main story in the news

grab (the) headlines

to get a lot of public attention, especially by appearing in the news

in the news

interesting enough to be discussed in newspapers, on television, etc.

make/hit/grab the headlines

to become famous by being reported in the news

vocal fry

a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence

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