Vocabulary
Interview
A conversation where journalists ask questions
Sport journalism
Reporting on games, teams, athetes
Privacy
A person’s right to keep personal information secret.
Breaking news
A major event that is happening right now.
Propaganda
Fake or modified information published to influence the public’s opinion
Quote
A person’s exact words used in an article
Entertainment journalism
News about movies, music and celebrities
Censorship
When authorities block or control news content.
No comment.
A response refusing to give any information.
Reputable source
A trusted and well respected news company or source of information.
Article
A piece of written news about a specific subject
Political journalism
News about governments, policies and elections
Objectivity
Reporting on facts, not personal opinion.
To run a story.
To publish or broadcast a news report.
A news anchor
The person who presents news on television.
Headline
The title of the news article
Business journalism
News about companies, stocks and the economy.
Anonymous source
A person giving information but staying unnamed.
On the ground
Reporting directly where the news is taking place.
Editorial cartoon
A drawing that represents current news or events.
Deadline
The final moment when an article must be submitted
Photojournalism
Telling a news story using photography.
Public interest
News that benefit the general public.
Paper trail
A series of documents leading to and proving a story.
Live reporting
Broadcasting as it happen.
Breaking news
A developing and urgent news story
crime journalism
Reporting on police investigations and legal cases
Reputation
The public’s opinion of a journalist or news company.
Hold the press
To stop printing a newspaper because new information needs to be added.
Fact-checker
A person who verifies the accuracy or truth of a news information.
Exclusive
A story that only one journalist or newspaper has.
Health journalism
News about medicine, diseases and healthcare
Sensationalism
Exaggerating news to attract more attention.
Hot piece
A negative and damaging article about someone.
Pulitzer Prize
The greatest award in the world for journalism.
Source
A person or document providing information
Cultural journalism
Writing about books, art and social trends.
Off the record
Information that cannot be published.
Media circus
When the press is too present and implicated at an event.
Infographic
A visual way to present news and statistics
Press release
An official statement given to the media
Tabloid journalism
Sensational, dramatic and celebrity-focused news.
Defamation
Publishing false information to harm someone’s image or reputation.
Bury the lede
Hiding the most important part of a country
Open mic incident
When someone is accidentally recorded when saying something in private.
Correction
A published fix for an error in an article
Investigative journalism
Deep research to uncover hidden facts.
Conflict of interest
When a journalist has a personal connection to a story.
First-hand account
A report from someone who witnessed an event.
Press conference
An event where officials answer questions from journalists
Scoop
An important news story published before other newspapers
Correspondent
a journalist who reports from different location. International news
Freedom of the Press.
The right to report news without needing the government’s permission.
Presenting news in a way that favors only one side of the story.
Undercover journalism
When a reporter hides his identity to get a story.
Freelancer
A journalist that works independently and not employed by one company
Editorial journalism
Articles expressing a journalist or newspaper’s opinion.
Bias
Favoring one side of a story because of personal reasons.
If it bleeds, it leads
Violent stories often get the most attention.
A media blackout
A situation where news coverage is restricted or banned.