News

News (n.) uncountable Here is some news - I have a lot of news    A piece of news (countable) A journalist (n. person) Journalism (n.) A correspondent (n. person) = a person who reports news for a media outlet The following are all people who present the news on TV •    A news anchor  •    A news host  •    A news presenter  To cover a story = to report (on) a story The press (n.) uncountable = The media Is the British press biased?  A tabloid (n.) = a less serious newspaper, more sensationalist   “The Sun” is a tabloid  The paparazzi (n. Pl.) = news photographers (negative)

Idioms to talk about The News  To give the low-down = to give all the details about a piece of news  By word of mouth = to spread news by telling other people about it I heard it by word of mouth = Someone else told me about it To hear about it through/on the grapevine = to hear something from another person (not the original source) These 3 phrases all mean to keep someone up to date with the news  •    Keep someone posted  •    Keep someone in the loop •    Keep someone informed   To break the news to someone = (negative news) to tell someone the news