Media Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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Media, journalists, journalism, reporters, editors, newspapers, radio, television, etc. You can also see citations assigned to this category.

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ARC n. in publishing, an advance reading copy of a book. (posted Aug. 26, 2004) [full entry…]

barrel edition n. a discarded newspaper that is resold. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

blocktimer n. an independent journalist or producer who buys airtime in order to broadcast programs on radio or television. (posted Aug. 23, 2004) [full entry…]

blute n. a newspaper. (posted Feb. 2, 2006) [full entry…]

boojack n. a newspaper boy who attracts customers with shouts. (posted May. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

burn off v. in entertainment television, to broadcast un-aired episodes of a canceled program. (posted Feb. 15, 2005) [full entry…]

Canada point n. a place away from a city’s center where newspapers are distributed to newsboys and news agents. (posted Jul. 1, 2005) [full entry…]

cereal test n. the judgment of an editor or a producer as to whether (news) material is appropriate to publish or broadcast. (posted Jan. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

dutching n. 1. a technique of treating cocoa with alkali. 2. the tilting of a viewing perspective in film, television, or other visual media. (posted Oct. 13, 2004) [full entry…]

eveninger n. a newspaper published for evening distribution, or an edition of such a newspaper. (posted Feb. 25, 2005) [full entry…]

heater n. a crime or criminal case that attracts a lot of (media) attention. (posted Jan. 5, 2005) [full entry…]

hotel journalism n. cursory, non-expert, or second-hand reporting from a sheltered location or perspective (in an otherwise unsafe place). (posted Jan. 31, 2005) [full entry…]

HoYay n. originally an interjection (of approval) used when encountering accidental or actual homoeroticism in television or movies; now the homoeroticism itself. (posted Feb. 2, 2005) [full entry…]

Hurban n. a commercial radio programming format made of music intended to be popular with Black and Spanish-speaking city-dwellers. (posted Feb. 18, 2005) [full entry…]

journalists’ colony n. government-subsidized housing or land intended for citizens employed in the media. (posted Aug. 17, 2005) [full entry…]

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