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The word “press,” in this podcast, means the media, or all newspapers, magazines, television stations, radio stations, and websites that report on the news: “If you want to see news stories about your conference, don’t forget to invite the local press.” The phrase “to have/get good/bad press” means to be praised or criticized in a news report: “The company gets a lot of good press for encouraging its employees to volunteer in the community.” The phrase “to go to press” means to begin to be printed: “When the newspaper went to press, we still didn’t know how many people had been killed in the flooding.” As a verb, “to press” means to gently push something: “For technical support, please press 1. For sales or ordering assistance, please press 2.” in print In this podcast, the phrase “in print” means included in a published document that is shared with many people: “It didn’t seem real that we were getting married until we saw our wedding announcement in print.” The phrase “out of print” is used to describe a book that is no longer being printed, without any new copies for sale: “This bookstore specializes in helping people find used copies of rare books that have been out of print for years.” The phrase “the fine print” is used to describe the very detailed information that is often printed in small letters at the bottom of a legal contract: “Be sure to read all the fine print before you sign a new lease agreement.” 3 these materials on another website or distributing them in any way is prohibited. English as a Second Language Podcast www.eslpod.com ESL Podcast 541 – Reporting the News
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Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 541: Reporting the News.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 541. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in the beautiful City of Los Angeles, California.
Visit our website at eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode that will help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is called “Reporting the News.” It’s going to talk about some common vocabulary when dealing with the newspaper. We thought we would do something about newspapers before they all disappear. Let’s get started.
I have always wanted to be a news reporter. When I was about 10 years old, I would write my own news stories and publish them in my own newspaper. In reality, the newspaper was just a piece of paper on which I’d written my stories and drew my pictures, but it was my first taste of the power of the press.
When I got to college, I worked on the university newspaper and started out as a copy editor, editing stories and writing headlines. Then, I began
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