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Synonyms and antonyms of Parts of newspapers and magazines in British Thesaurus

Parts of newspapers and magazines

advice column (noun)

mainly American an agony column

agony column (noun)

British a part of a newspaper or magazine where someone gives advice to people by answering letters about their problems. The American word is advice column.

announcement (noun)

a short statement in a newspaper, often about a birth, death, or marriage

article (noun)

a piece of writing about a particular subject that is published in a newspaper or magazine

artwork (noun)

pictures, photographs, or drawings that are used in a book, magazine etc

banner headline (noun)

a very large headline on the front page of a newspaper

by-line (noun)

a line at the top of an article in a magazine or newspaper giving the writer’s name

cartoon (noun)

a humorous drawing in a magazine or newspaper, often with words written below

cartoon (noun)

a series of drawings in a magazine or newspaper that tell a funny story

centrefold (noun)

the two pages at the centre of a magazine

centrefold (noun)

these pages showing a photograph of someone wearing no clothes

centrefold (noun)

a person who appears with no clothes on in the centrefold of a magazine

classified ad (noun)

a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper, for example so that you can sell something

the classifieds (noun)

the classified ads in a newspaper

clipping (noun)

an article or picture that you have cut from a newspaper or magazine

colour supplement (noun)

British a magazine printed in colour that is given away with a newspaper

contribution (noun)

a story or article that you have written for a newspaper or magazine

copy (noun)

writing that is ready to be published in a newspaper or magazine

cover story (noun)

a main story in a magazine relating to the picture on the front cover

crash blossom (noun)

a newspaper headline in which some of the words have more than one possible meaning so that it can be understood in more than one way, often humorously

cutting (noun)

British an article cut out of a newspaper

dispatch (noun)

mainly journalism a report that a journalist sends to a newspaper office

editorial (noun)

a newspaper article in which the editor gives their opinion on an issue in the news

exclusive (noun)

a piece of news that is published or reported by only one newspaper, magazine, television station etc

explainer (noun)

an article or video that explains something, often the facts behind a news story

exposé (noun)

a story in a newspaper or on television that tells the truth about a person or situation, usually with the intention of shocking or surprising you

front page (noun)

the first page of a newspaper

the funnies (noun)

mainly American the section of a newspaper that contains the comic strips (=series of drawings that tell a story)

gossip column (noun)

an article that appears regularly in a newspaper or magazine and gives details of the private lives of famous people. Someone who writes a gossip column is called a gossip columnist.

headline (noun)

the title of a newspaper story that is printed in large letters

the headlines (noun)

the most important stories in the news

instalment (noun)

one of several parts of a story or article that are published at different times in a magazine or newspaper

item (noun)

an article in a newspaper or magazine

lead (noun)

the most important story on the front page of a newspaper, or the first piece of news on a news broadcast

leader (noun)

British a piece of writing in a newspaper in which the editor (=the person in charge of a newspaper) expresses their personal opinion on a subject

leading article (noun)

British a leader in a newspaper

listings (noun)

a list of things such as films, plays, and exhibitions printed in a newspaper

masthead (noun)

the name of a newspaper or magazine that is printed at the top of the front page

newspaper (noun)

sheets of paper from a newspaper

newsprint (noun)

cheap paper that newspapers are printed on

notice (noun)

an article that gives someone’s opinion of a new film, play etc, especially in a newspaper.

obit (noun)

informal an obituary

obituary (noun)

a report in a newspaper that announces someone’s death and gives a short description of their life and achievements

offprint (noun)

an article from a book or magazine that is printed separately

op-ed (adjective)

mainly American an op-ed piece of writing is one that expresses someone’s opinion and is printed on the page opposite the editorials (=articles giving the newspaper’s official opinions)

Page Three girl (noun)

a woman who appears topless (=with her breasts showing) in photographs in some popular UK newspapers

personal (noun)

a personal ad

personal ad (noun)

a short advertisement put in a newspaper or magazine by someone who is looking for friendship or for a sexual or romantic relationship

piece (noun)

an article in a newspaper or magazine, or a part of a television or radio programme

press cutting (noun)

British an article or picture cut from a newspaper

problem page (noun)

British a page in a magazine consisting of letters that people have written about problems that they have and the advice that someone gives them

profile (noun)

a short article or programme about someone

pullout (adjective)

a pullout book consists of pages pulled out of a magazine

rave (noun)

mainly Americaninformal a rave review

rave review (noun)

a report in a newspaper or magazine that praises something such as a film or show in a very enthusiastic way

review (noun)

an article in which someone gives their opinion of a play, book, art exhibition etc

shocker (noun)

informal a newspaper report about a shocking event, or a report that describes something in a deliberately shocking way

situations vacant (noun)

British the part of a newspaper that contains advertisements for jobs

small ad (noun)

British a short advertisement that you put in a newspaper when you want to buy or sell something

space (noun)

the amount of space that is available for publishing something such as an article or advertisement

spread (noun)

a long article in a newspaper or magazine

standfirst (noun)

a short summary of a newspaper story or article that appears between the headline and the start of the story or article

stop press (noun)

British a place in a newspaper where very recent pieces of news are printed

strip (noun)

a comic strip

strip cartoon (noun)

British a comic strip

supplement (noun)

a separate part of a newspaper or magazine

want ad (noun)

American a classified ad

the weather (noun)

a report on the weather in a newspaper or on television

write-up (noun)

an article in a newspaper or magazine that gives the writer’s opinion about something such as a new book, play, or film