Vocabulary
What is the word for doing news reporting?
Journalism
In which tense form do they usually write news articles?
Present simple
"The US president signs some Executive orders on elections tomorrow".
To avoid the main topic or not speak directly about the issue
To beat around the bush
Newly received information about an event that is currently occurring or developing
Breaking News
Capital of Australia?
A reporter stationed in a specific location or specializing in a particular area.
Correspondent
Do they use direct speech or indirect speech while quoting people?
Both
Something that is no longer relevant or interesting
Yesterday's news
Journalists ________ the news from around the world.
Cover
Capital of Canada?
Ottawa
The person who presents a news broadcast.
Anchor
Is "News" a plural or a singular noun? or both?
Refers to news that is very recent and just released.
Hot off the press
"The latest poll results are hot off the press, so stay tuned for an analysis".
People are glued to the screens to l _ _ _ _ about what's happening in the White House.
Learn
______ caused $ 600 billion loss to Nvidia corp. in a single day
Deepseek
A journalist who writes opinion pieces or regular columns.
Columnist
You get a bonus
To not completely believe something
To take it with a pinch of salt
It's saddening to see the latest _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in Ukraine nowadays. (updates)
Developments
The full name of the accused who killed the merchant navy officer.
Sahil Shukla
The person in charge of and determines the final content of a news publication
Editor
What is Ellipsis in news headlines?
a. Elaborating events
b. Eliminating unnecessary words
c. Eliciting information from readers
Headlines may omit unnecessary words, like articles ("a," "an," "the") and verbs, to save space
Information from someone who knows it firsthand
Straight from the horse's mouth
What is a broader term:
a. Telecast
b. Broadcast
b. Boradcast
While "broadcast" broadly refers to transmitting information via radio or television, "telecast" specifically means broadcasting something on television
Donald Trump scrapped DEI, and asserted that ______ should be the basis of employment.
a. Work ethics
b. Skill set
c. Merit
d. Innovative approach to work
c. Merit