Complete the sentences.

1. The famous couple have issued a press ……………… explaining why the wedding is off.

2. The story is hot off the ……………………

3. Of all the newspapers, The Guardian devoted most column …………….. to the story.

4. If you order a back……………of the April 2011 issue of the magazine, you’ll have a complete set.

5. The Prime Minister is very good at producing a sound ……………. for any occasion.

6. The President was abroad when the story about him hit the newspaper ………………..

7. The football match was delayed by a couple of hours so the results only made it to the ……………. press column.

8. The Minister is going to sue the paper for defamation of ………….

9. The gutter …………….. goes in for a lot of ………..-raking in its quest for stories about celebrities and royalty.

 

Find the words which correspond to the definitions.

1. an expensive magazine printed on shiny good-quality paper

2. the crime of publishing an untrue negative story about someone

3. the time by which material to be published has to be ready

4. a special story which only one newspaper manages to publish

5. material produced by journalists or advertisers for publication

6. a colloquial and negative word for a tabloid newspaper

7. an old issue of a magazine or newspaper

8. people who work together to try to influence the government

9. a brief memorable extract from a politician’s statement quoted on TV or radio

10. a different expression for the crime in item 2