Publishing and editing, statements and rumours, sources and the public.
Words about the press are often built on 报, to report or a newspaper, 刊, a periodical, and 稿, a draft or manuscript. Several come in pairs that help in reading the news critically: 谣言 and 真相, rumour and the truth; 失实 and 更正, a report that got it wrong and the correction; and 核实, checking, which careful reporting does before anything else. Note that 宣传 is a neutral word for publicity or spreading the word, much more often than it means propaganda.
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Verb (14)
曝光to expose; to bring to lightVerb5
这件事被媒体曝光以后，很快就解决了。Once the media had exposed the matter, it was quickly sorted out.
曝 reads bào here; the word also means exposure in photography.
传播to spread; to disseminateVerb5
假消息在网上传播得很快。False information spreads fast online.
发行to publish; to issue; to releaseVerb5
这份杂志每月发行一次。This magazine comes out once a month.
行 reads xíng here.
核实to verify; to checkVerb5
发稿前，记者要核实每一个数字。Before filing a story, a reporter has to check every figure.
辟谣to refute a rumourVerb5
学校发通知辟谣，说明天照常上课。The school put out a notice denying the rumour and said lessons would go ahead tomorrow as usual.
宣传to publicise; to promote; publicity; propagandaVerb4
学生们在街上宣传垃圾分类。The students were out in the street spreading the word about sorting rubbish.
撰写to write (an article, a report)Verb5
这篇社论是主编亲自撰写的。The editor-in-chief wrote this editorial personally.
The formal word for writing a text; in speech 写.
署名to sign (a piece of writing); bylineVerb5
这篇文章没有署名，大家都不知道作者是谁。The article is unsigned, and nobody knows who wrote it.
转载to reprint; to republishVerb5
这篇报道被很多网站转载了。This report was republished by a great many websites.
载 is third tone here, to record; as to carry it is 载.
揭露to expose; to revealVerb5
这篇报道揭露了一家食品工厂的卫生问题。This report exposed hygiene problems at a food factory.
炒作to hype; hypeVerb5
有人认为这条新闻只是商业炒作。Some people think this story is just commercial hype.
更正to correct (an error); correctionVerb5
第二天，报纸在第一版更正了这个错误。The next day the paper corrected the mistake on its front page.
更 is first tone here, to change.
披露to disclose; to make publicVerb5
上市公司必须按时披露财务信息。Listed companies must disclose their financial information on time.
爆料to leak a story; to spill the beansVerb5
有网友爆料，说这家店快要关门了。Someone online let it out that the shop is about to close.
Informal: the word of gossip pages and social media.
Noun (22)
舆论public opinionNoun5
这件事引起了舆论的广泛关注。The affair attracted widespread public attention.
报刊newspapers and periodicals; the pressNoun5
图书馆一楼是报刊阅览室。The ground floor of the library is the newspaper and magazine reading room.
社论editorialNoun5
今天报纸的社论谈的是教育问题。Today's editorial in the paper is about education.
新闻自由freedom of the pressNoun5
研讨会的主题是新闻自由和媒体的责任。The theme of the seminar is press freedom and the responsibility of the media.
发布会press conference; launch eventNoun5
公司下周开发布会，介绍新产品。The company is holding a launch next week to present its new product.
In full 新闻发布会, press conference.
声明statement; to declareNoun5
公司发表声明，说网上的消息不是真的。The company issued a statement saying the reports online were not true.
谣言rumourNoun5
不要相信网上的谣言。Don't believe the rumours online.
真相the truth; the real factsNoun5
记者花了半年才查清事情的真相。It took the reporter six months to get to the truth of the matter.
相 is fourth tone here; in 相信 it is first.
新闻界the press; journalism (as a profession)Noun5
她在新闻界工作了二十年。She has worked in journalism for twenty years.
通讯社news agencyNoun5
很多报纸的国际新闻来自通讯社。Many newspapers get their international news from news agencies.
主编editor-in-chiefNoun5
这篇报道要先给主编看。This report has to go to the editor-in-chief first.
版面page space; page layoutNoun5
这条消息占了整个版面。This story took up a whole page.
出版社publisher; publishing houseNoun5
他把书稿寄给了三家出版社。He sent his manuscript to three publishers.
内幕inside storyNoun5
这本书写了电影行业的很多内幕。This book tells a lot of inside stories about the film industry.
假新闻fake newsNoun5
这条假新闻一天之内被转发了几万次。This piece of fake news was shared tens of thousands of times in a single day.
偏见prejudice; biasNoun5
看问题不能带着偏见。You should not look at a question with prejudice.
稿件manuscript; submitted articleNoun5
编辑部每天收到上百篇稿件。The editorial office receives more than a hundred submissions a day.
新闻稿press releaseNoun5
公司发了一份新闻稿，介绍新的总裁。The company put out a press release introducing the new chief executive.
传媒the media; mass mediaNoun5
她大学学的是传媒专业。She studied media at university.
Close to 媒体; common in the names of courses and companies.
刊物publication; periodicalNoun5
这是一份面向中学生的刊物。This is a publication aimed at secondary school pupils.
发行量circulation (of a paper)Noun5
这份报纸的发行量这几年一直在下降。This newspaper's circulation has been falling for the last few years.
新闻工作者journalist (formal); member of the pressNoun5
新闻工作者有责任报道事实。Journalists have a duty to report the facts.
The formal word; a reporter on a story is a 记者.
Adjective (3)
独家exclusiveAdjective5
这家报纸得到了独家采访的机会。The newspaper got the chance of an exclusive interview.
匿名anonymousAdjective5
编辑部收到了一封匿名信。The editorial office received an anonymous letter.
失实inaccurate; untrue (of a report)Adjective5
报社承认那篇报道有部分内容失实。The paper admitted that part of that report was inaccurate.
Idiom (1)
断章取义to quote out of contextIdiom5
只引用半句话是断章取义，会让读者误会。Quoting only half a sentence takes it out of context and will mislead readers.
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