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Podcast

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

/ˈpɒdkɑːst/nounCore term

In journalism & media, podcast means: A series of audio, or sometimes video, episodes that people can download or stream online and listen to whenever they want.

In Turkish: podcast, sesli yayın, dijital ses programı

How it is used

News organisations produce daily news podcasts, interview podcasts and investigative series. People host, record, launch, listen to and subscribe to podcasts; each part is an episode.

Example sentences

  1. Our daily news podcast explains one big story in twenty minutes.

  2. The investigation was turned into a six-part podcast series.

Common collocations

  • news podcast
  • host a podcast
  • podcast episode
  • launch a podcast
  • podcast series
  • newsletterA regular email, or sometimes printed sheet, that sends a selection of news, articles or updates directly to people who have signed up for it.
  • broadcastA programme sent out on television, radio or the internet for the public; as a verb, to send out such a programme or to make information widely known.
  • presenterA person who introduces and leads a radio or television programme, speaking to the audience, linking items and talking to guests.
  • interviewA meeting or conversation in which a journalist asks someone questions to get information, opinions or quotes for a story or programme; also the published or broadcast result.

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