Les Médias et l’Actualité — French news vocabulary | Vocabulary
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News, press and social media. This French news press social media vocabulary list gives you 22 essential words — from les informations / les infos (the news) to commenter (to comment) — each with audio and its English translation. Use it to build the French words you need to talk about news press social media, then test yourself with the games below.
Les Médias et l’Actualité
News, press and social media
S’informer 📰
Les gens & le web 🌐
Verbes utiles 🗞️
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📘 Talking about the news (DELF-friendly)
- Une information (or « une info ») = a single piece of news; les informations / les infos / le journal (de 20h) = the news broadcast.
- Say where you get your news: je m’informe sur…, je suis l’actualité sur les réseaux, je lis la presse en ligne.
- Media is a core DELF B1/B2 theme — be ready to give an opinion: à mon avis, il faut vérifier ses sources.
- Une chaîne = a TV channel (also a chain!); une émission = a show; un journal = both a newspaper AND the TV news.
- The modern debate: les infox (French for fake news) and désinformation — great vocabulary for an argued essay.
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the 8pm news = le ___ de 20h (broadcast)
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journal
to keep informed = s’___ (reflexive)
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informer
social media = les ___ sociaux (the web)
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réseaux
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🎯 More practice — vocabulary recall — both directions
How do you say « newspaper / news bulletin »? (recall)
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le journal
What does « un magazine » mean? (recall)
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a magazine
How do you say « a programme »? (recall)
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une émission
What does « un reportage » mean? (recall)
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a report / feature
How do you say « a presenter / anchor »? (recall)
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un présentateur/-trice
What does « un abonnement » mean? (recall)
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a subscription
How do you say « a piece of news »? (recall)
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une info
What does « un influenceur/-euse » mean? (recall)
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an influencer
Go further: La Technologie — tech & the internet.
French news press social media vocabulary — FAQ
How do you say common news press social media words in French?
For example: the news is « les informations / les infos », newspaper / news bulletin is « le journal », the press is « la presse ». The full list above has 22 French news press social media words, each with audio so you can hear the pronunciation.
What are the most useful French news press social media words to learn first?
Start with the basics: les informations / les infos (the news), le journal (newspaper / news bulletin), la presse (the press), un magazine (a magazine), une chaîne (de télé) (a (TV) channel), une émission (a (TV/radio) programme). Master these core French words before moving on to the rest of the list.
How can I memorise French news press social media vocabulary?
Learn the words in small themed groups, say each one out loud with the audio, and use it in a short sentence about your own life. Spaced repetition is what makes new vocabulary stick — see our guide to learning French vocabulary that sticks.
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