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ARTICLE BOUCHE-TROU [1 record]

Record 1 1992-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • News and Journalism (General)
  • The Press (News and Journalism)
DEF

A brief, comparatively unimportant news item, sometimes used merely as a filler.

DEF

for "filler" : Short matter kept ready to fill space in a journal or magazine.

OBS

Can be used for public relations releases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Information et journalisme (Généralités)
  • Presse écrite
DEF

Petit texte rédigé au dernier moment pour remplir un espace resté libre dans la page. Par extension, tout article de peu d'importance.

OBS

S'il s'agit d'une annonce, on peut préciser "annonce bouche-trou" (DUVIP, 1990, p. 224).

Spanish

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