Russian vocabulary: media and news
Newspaper, television, report, article, interview: media and news vocabulary in Russian.
Here are 100 Russian words on “Media and information”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 36 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| свидетельство | account |
| объявление | announcement |
| блог | blog |
| вещание | broadcast |
| видеокамера | camera |
| колонка | column |
| комментарий | comment |
| режиссура | directing |
| монтаж | editing |
| издание | edition |
| факт | fact |
| информация | information |
| интервью | interview |
| расследование | investigation |
| журналист | journalist |
| прямой эфир | live |
| новости | news |
| новостной сайт | news website |
| фотограф | photographer |
| новость | piece of news |
| публикация | post |
| пресса | press |
| свобода прессы | press freedom |
| пресс-релиз | press release |
| печатная пресса | print media |
| программа | programme |
| издатель | publisher |
| радио | radio |
| читатель | reader |
| социальная сеть | social network |
| официальный представитель | spokesperson |
| студия | studio |
| телевидение | television |
| комментировать | to comment |
| следить за новостями | to follow the news |
| информировать | to inform |
Level 2: medium 39 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| анонимный источник | anonymous source |
| доля аудитории | audience share |
| цензура | censorship |
| тираж | circulation |
| перекрёстная проверка | cross checking |
| эхо-камера | echo chamber |
| редактор | editor |
| главный редактор | editor in chief |
| редакционная политика | editorial line |
| редакционное совещание | editorial meeting |
| проверка фактов | fact checking |
| внештатный журналист | freelance journalist |
| журналистское расследование | investigative report |
| манипуляция | manipulation |
| концентрация СМИ | media concentration |
| микрофон | microphone |
| информационное агентство | news agency |
| выпуск новостей | news broadcast |
| прайм-тайм | peak viewing time |
| подкаст | podcast |
| афиша | poster |
| пресс-секретарь | press officer |
| сдача номера | print deadline |
| вычитка | proofreading |
| связи с общественностью | public relations |
| повтор | repeat |
| репортаж | report |
| специализированный журнал | review |
| рубрика | section |
| съёмочная площадка | set |
| слоган | slogan |
| саундтрек | soundtrack |
| специальный корреспондент | special correspondent |
| спонсор | sponsor |
| подписка | subscription |
| теледебаты | televised debate |
| транслировать | to broadcast |
| подписываться | to subscribe |
| военный корреспондент | war reporter |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Russian | English |
|---|---|
| рекламный ролик | advert |
| эфирное время | airtime |
| предвзятость | bias |
| кликбейт | clickbait headline |
| колумнист | columnist |
| теория заговора | conspiracy theory |
| опровержение | denial |
| дезинформация | disinformation |
| редакционная независимость | editorial independence |
| информационный пузырь | filter bubble |
| депеша | news dispatch |
| объективность | objectivity |
| вёрстка | page layout |
| плюрализм | pluralism |
| удостоверение журналиста | press card |
| продакт-плейсмент | product placement |
| сетка вещания | programme schedule |
| сенсация | scoop |
| погоня за сенсациями | sensationalism |
| лид | standfirst |
| ракурс | story angle |
| цензурировать | to censor |
| переключать канал | to channel hop |
| перепроверять | to cross check |
| опровергать | to deny |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Russian words on “Media and information”. The full topic holds 153 in the KoKo app: 55 at the easy level, 59 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 Russian 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.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Russian vocabulary on iPhone.
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