B1 · Intermediate

📰 The media · Los medios de comunicación

Vocabulary about newspapers, TV and news in Spanish. 17 words.

Article colours: blue = masculine (el), pink = feminine (la), purple = both (el/la).

SpanishTranslationExample sentence
la noticia news item
Leí la noticia en el periódico esta mañana.I read the news item in the newspaper this morning.
el periódico newspaper
Mi abuelo compra el periódico todos los días.My grandfather buys the newspaper every day.
el titular headline
El titular del periódico exageraba la gravedad del incidente.The newspaper headline exaggerated the severity of the incident.
la emisora radio station
Escucho las noticias en esta emisora de radio.I listen to the news on this radio station.
la cadena TV channel
Esa cadena de televisión emite el debate en directo.That TV channel broadcasts the debate live.
el anuncio ad
Vi un anuncio de coches durante la pausa publicitaria.I saw a car ad during the commercial break.
la publicidad advertising
La publicidad influye mucho en lo que compramos.Advertising strongly influences what we buy.
el reportaje report / feature
El reportaje sobre el cambio climático ganó varios premios.The report on climate change won several awards.
la prensa press
La prensa criticó duramente la decisión del gobierno.The press harshly criticized the government's decision.
informar to inform
Es importante que los medios informen con objetividad.It's important that the media inform objectively.
difundir to spread, to broadcast
Difundieron la noticia por todas las redes sociales.They spread the news across all social media.
la audiencia audience
El programa perdió audiencia el año pasado.The show lost viewers last year.
la portada front page, cover
Su foto salió en la portada de la revista.Her photo was on the magazine's cover.
el/la corresponsal correspondent
Nuestra corresponsal en Moscú envió el reportaje anoche.Our correspondent in Moscow sent the report last night.
el suceso incident
El periódico dedicó una página al suceso.The newspaper dedicated a page to the incident.
la censura censorship
Antes existía mucha censura en los medios.In the past there was a lot of censorship in the media.
emitir to broadcast
La cadena emitirá el partido a las nueve.The channel will broadcast the match at nine.

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