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Breaking the News
words about journalism and newspapers


​1)
TRANGAM
A showy or worthless article

2)
CAMELOT
A newspaper vendor

3)
TABLOIDESE
The language typical of tabloid journalism

4)
FAMIGERATE
To carry news from abroad

5)
FEUILLETON
French term for the literary section of a daily newspaper: critical article at the bottom of a newspaper page

6)
NECROLOGUE
A newspaper obituary

7)
PARAGRAPHIST
A writer of paragraphs for the editorial page of a newspaper

8)
PAPRYCRACY
A government by paper, especially newspapers and literature.

9)
KNIGHT OF THE QUILL
A journalist

10)
SMEAR MERCHANT
In the profession of smear journalism, writers known as smear merchants or ‘smear-monger. They use smear tactics in smear sheets and do smear jobs.
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