Post-War Spain: Vocabulary and Journalism Essentials

Post-War Spain: Key Vocabulary

In times of hunger refers to the post-war era, after the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939).

Ration: A document that consisted of a series of coupons to acquire certain portions of food (bread, oil, vegetables, etc.) controlled by the administration during the forties.
Food: Especially tasty food.
The food supply: Refers to those who organized the supply of basic necessities in populations.
Rampina: Secretly stole.
Litany: A number or string, like a prayer in which words are repeated.
Dirt: Dirt that sticks to things and people.
Rapt: Concentrated in itself.
Enlamado: Muddy.
Clogs: A type of footwear made of a single piece of wood and used by farmers in different countries. Often have some heels and some pieces that raise the sole and an upturned tip.
In track: Controlled.
Crust: The end piece of a loaf of bread.
Gorse: A plant with yellow flowers like those of the broom.
Nabal: Field of turnips.
Ringing: Ringing bells or playing insistently.
Ringing: Sound of the bells.
Dawn: The dawn or sunrise.
Cachela: In Galicia, a baked potato slice with which some dishes are accompanied.
Cornbread: Cornbread.
Coat: Coat.
Sin: Missing action, thought, or word considered contrary to the precepts of religion.
Penance: Punishment or obligation to repair a sin.
Unease: Uneasiness; a state that has any physical or mental disturbance which prevents it from being quiet.
Pot: Old pot to make stock.
On purpose: Deliberately, expressly.
Funeral: Related to death.

News is a journalistic text that objectively recounts an event of human interest.

Key questions answered in a news article:

Headline: Short, reflects the content of the news, and attracts the reader’s attention.
Lead: The first paragraph of the story. Contains the most important information and often answers the key questions.
Body: This part is developed with all kinds of information, data, and complementary aspects.

A feature is an in-depth, informative journalistic text on a topic of general interest.

Title: Reports the contents of the report and has to call the attention of those who read.
Lead: The first paragraph of the story. Presents the theme that will be developed and tries to attract the reader’s interest.
Body: The information itself.
Conclusion: The last paragraph, including a conclusion regarding the main idea of the subject matter.

An interview is a journalistic text that presents a conversation between a journalist and a person whose views are relevant to a current issue.

Headline: Highlights a general or specific idea of the interview.
Introduction: The presentation of the interviewed person.
Body: Ordered series of short questions and direct answers, typographically differentiated.