eng press Flashcards
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a heading at the top of an article in a newspaper that gives you the most important part of the news story
a headline
the section wich shows the newspaper’s name
masthead
a subordinate title of a published work or article giving additional information about its content
subtitle
short sentence under photograph
caption
an article expressing the editor’s opinion on a topical issue
editorial
person who’s in charge of the newspaper
editor
people who write articles for a newspaper
journalist
type of print that is designed to capture your attention, mostly used for titles
bold print
part of a text that contains important details and that is written in small letters, often used in an agreement or document
tiny print
a chapter in a newspaper that is dedicated to a specific subject,e.g sports of politics
section
colour bands wich aim to attract readers to stories inside the newspaper or that are coming soon
blurbs
an advertisement
ads
the cover page of a newspaper that is considered to show the most important story in the newspaper
front page
newsstand
newsstall
copy,edition
issue
overseas news
overseas/foreign news
the winner takes it all electoral system
people don’t directly vote for the president. Each state has a specific number of electors. These electors vote for the presidential candidate. When a particular candidate wins in a state, all electoral votes go to that specific candidate
elections are usually decided in swing states where the population often change party allegiance
swing states
primaries
during the primaries elections in wich democrats and republicans each decide their presidential candidate
super tuesday
it’s a tuesday in february or march when the greatest number of state hold the primaries election.
a vote cast by someone unable to attend the official polling placeabsentee ballot
absentee ballot
a piece of paper or electronic system used to cast a vote
ballot
organized effort to influence decision-making during an election
campaign
a person running for a political office
candidate