Journalism style
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Vocabulário
- crónicachronicle / feature
- editorialeditorial
- reportajereport / feature story
- columnacolumn
- entradillalead / lede
- titularheadline
- pie de fotophoto caption
- fuentesource
- primiciascoop
- exclusivaexclusive
- enviado especialspecial correspondent
- corresponsalcorrespondent
- redacciónnewsroom / editorial team
- tiradaprint run / circulation
Spanish journalism style
Spanish-language journalism has its own stylistic conventions, inherited from a long tradition of print media.
Journalistic genres
- The crónica is an informative narrative with a personal dimension, highly valued in Latin America
- The editorial expresses the newspaper's official position on a current topic
- The reportaje is an in-depth investigative work, longer than a standard article
- The columna is a signed opinion space by a regular columnist
Article structure
- The entradilla (lead) summarizes the essential information in a few lines, following the inverted pyramid structure
- The titular must be informative, concise, and attention-grabbing
- The pie de foto accompanies images and provides supplementary information
- The fuente must always be verified and cited transparently
The press world
- A primicia is a piece of news published before anyone else, a scoop
- The exclusiva refers to content obtained exclusively by one media outlet
- The enviado especial is a journalist dispatched to the field to cover an event
- The corresponsal is a journalist permanently based in a foreign country
- The redacción refers to both the editorial team and the workplace
- The tirada indicates the number of copies printed
Expressões
- Según fuentes fidedignasAccording to reliable sources
- El reportaje sacó a la luzThe report brought to light
- Fue portada en todos los mediosThe news made the front page
- Desmentir una informaciónTo deny a piece of information
- Citar textualmenteTo quote verbatim
- La crónica recoge los hechosThe chronicle captures the facts
- Dar una exclusiva a un medioTo give an exclusive to a media outlet
Erros frequentes
Escribir un editorialRedactar un editorialIn journalism, you "redactar" (draft) an editorial, not simply "escribir" (write) it
La crónica del periodista es objetivaLa crónica del periodista es rigurosaA crónica allows some subjectivity — use "rigurosa" (rigorous) rather than "objetiva"
El titular de la noticiaEl titular de la informaciónIn formal journalistic style, "información" is preferred over "noticia"
Poner un pie de fotoRedactar un pie de fotoYou "draft" a caption, you don't simply "put" one
La fuente dijo que...La fuente indicó / señaló que...In journalistic register, "indicar" or "señalar" are preferred over simple "decir"
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