How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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.

Spanish vocabulary: media and news

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

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

Level 1: easy 40 words

Spanish	English
testimonio	account
anuncio publicitario	advertisement
anuncio	announcement
artículo	article
sesgo	bias
emisión	broadcast
cámara	camera
pie de foto	caption
columna	column
comentario	comment
montaje	editing
edición	edition
redacción	editorial staff
hecho	fact
noticia falsa	fake news
portada	front page
titular	headline
entrevista	interview
investigación	investigation
directo	live
micrófono	microphone
actualidad	news
web de noticias	news website
periódico	newspaper
prensa digital	online press
noticia	piece of news
cartel	poster
prensa	press
carné de prensa	press card
libertad de prensa	press freedom
relaciones públicas	public relations
revista especializada	review
derecho de réplica	right of reply
plató	set
red social	social network
banda sonora	soundtrack
fuente	source
enfoque	story angle
seguir la actualidad	to follow the news
publicar	to publish

Level 2: medium 35 words

Spanish	English
fuente anónima	anonymous source
revuelo	buzz
censura	censorship
tirada	circulation
columnista	columnist
conspiración	conspiracy
teoría conspirativa	conspiracy theory
sala de control	control room
corresponsal	correspondent
redactor jefe	editor in chief
reunión de redacción	editorial meeting
conductor de programa	host
reportaje de investigación	investigative report
manipulación	manipulation
medio de comunicación	media
teletipo	news dispatch
horario de máxima audiencia	peak viewing time
fotógrafo	photographer
jefe de prensa	press officer
comunicado de prensa	press release
prensa escrita	print media
emplazamiento de producto	product placement
parrilla de programación	programme schedule
editor	publisher
audiencia	ratings
reportaje	report
reportero	reporter
rumor	rumour
sección	section
eslogan	slogan
entradilla	standfirst
suscripción	subscription
denunciar	to denounce
informar	to inform
investigar	to investigate

Level 3: hard 25 words

Spanish	English
imágenes de archivo	archive footage
titular sensacionalista	clickbait headline
fe de erratas	correction notice
contraste de fuentes	cross checking
independencia editorial	editorial independence
deontología	ethics
periodista freelance	freelance journalist
titular de portada	front page headline
quiosco	newsstand
objetividad	objectivity
pluralismo	pluralism
presentador	presenter
cierre de edición	print deadline
corrección de textos	proofreading
reposición	repeat
primicia	scoop
interpretación simultánea	simultaneous interpreting
patrocinador	sponsor
subtitulado	subtitling
debate televisado	televised debate
hacer zapeo	to channel hop
descifrar	to decipher
desmentir	to deny
documentarse	to do background research
entrevistar	to interview

In Mexico, people say

KoKo also teaches Mexican Spanish. Among the words on this page, here are the ones that change.

news website web de noticias sitio de noticias
press card carné de prensa credencial de prensa
set plató foro de televisión
circulation tirada tiraje
editor in chief redactor jefe jefe de redacción
news dispatch teletipo cable noticioso
peak viewing time horario de máxima audiencia horario estelar
standfirst entradilla entrada
repeat reposición retransmisión
to channel hop hacer zapeo cambiar de canal

Mini quiz

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Spanish 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 Spanish 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

These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Spanish vocabulary on iPhone.