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This page gives 100 Italian words on “Media and information”. The full topic holds 153 in the KoKo app: 61 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Italian vocabulary: media and news

Newspaper, television, report, article, interview: media and news vocabulary in Italian.

Here are 100 Italian words on “Media and information”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 40 words

Italian	English
testimonianza	account
annuncio pubblicitario	advertisement
annuncio	announcement
articolo	article
faziosità	bias
trasmissione	broadcast
telecamera	camera
didascalia	caption
rubrica	column
commento	comment
montaggio	editing
edizione	edition
redazione	editorial staff
fatto	fact
notizia falsa	fake news
prima pagina	front page
titolo	headline
intervista	interview
inchiesta	investigation
diretta	live
microfono	microphone
attualità	news
sito di informazione	news website
giornale	newspaper
stampa online	online press
notizia	piece of news
manifesto	poster
stampa	press
tesserino da giornalista	press card
libertà di stampa	press freedom
relazioni pubbliche	public relations
rivista specializzata	review
diritto di replica	right of reply
studio televisivo	set
social network	social network
colonna sonora	soundtrack
fonte	source
taglio	story angle
seguire l’attualità	to follow the news
pubblicare	to publish

Level 2: medium 35 words

Italian	English
fonte anonima	anonymous source
clamore	buzz
censura	censorship
tiratura	circulation
opinionista	columnist
complotto	conspiracy
teoria del complotto	conspiracy theory
sala regia	control room
corrispondente	correspondent
caporedattore	editor in chief
riunione di redazione	editorial meeting
conduttore	host
inchiesta giornalistica	investigative report
manipolazione	manipulation
mezzo di comunicazione	media
dispaccio	news dispatch
prima serata	peak viewing time
fotografo	photographer
addetto stampa	press officer
comunicato stampa	press release
stampa scritta	print media
product placement	product placement
palinsesto	programme schedule
editore	publisher
ascolti	ratings
reportage	report
reporter	reporter
diceria	rumour
sezione	section
slogan	slogan
cappello	standfirst
abbonamento	subscription
denunciare	to denounce
informare	to inform
indagare	to investigate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Italian	English
immagini di archivio	archive footage
titolo acchiappaclic	clickbait headline
rettifica	correction notice
riscontro delle fonti	cross checking
indipendenza editoriale	editorial independence
deontologia	ethics
giornalista freelance	freelance journalist
titolo di prima pagina	front page headline
edicola	newsstand
obiettività	objectivity
pluralismo	pluralism
presentatore	presenter
chiusura di edizione	print deadline
revisione dei testi	proofreading
replica	repeat
scoop	scoop
interpretazione simultanea	simultaneous interpreting
sponsor	sponsor
sottotitolazione	subtitling
dibattito televisivo	televised debate
fare zapping	to channel hop
decifrare	to decipher
smentire	to deny
documentarsi	to do background research
intervistare	to interview

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Italian words on “Media and information”. The full topic holds 153 in the KoKo app: 61 at the easy level, 53 at the medium level and 39 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Italian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

How KoKo makes words stick

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