Crime and Punishment
...is the act of threatening to reveal secret or damaging information about someone unless they give you money, favors, or do what you want.
Blackmail
A person found not guilty in a court of law after being charged with a crime.
Acquitted
Tests knowledge, often in a competition.
Quiz
A person who gives opinions about books, films, or art, often in newspapers or online.
Critic
A news report that exaggerates or dramatizes events to attract attention.
Sensational
...is the deliberate destruction or damage of public or private property, such as breaking windows, graffiti, or damaging buildings.
Vandalism
Objects, documents, or testimony that help prove what happened in a crime.
Evidence
Promises seriously to do something in the future.
Vows
Someone who reports news for newspapers, TV, or online media.
Reporter
News that is impartial, presenting all sides fairly without taking sides.
Objective
Victims of this crime may experience anxiety, sleep disorders, and long-term psychological trauma.
Stalking
The state of being punished or made to suffer for a wrongdoing.
Penalty
Disagreement or fight, often between groups or countries.
Clash
A person who presents news on television or radio.
Newsreader
News or information that is correct, reliable, and without mistakes.
Accurate
Both the giver and the receiver of illegal payments may be prosecuted for this crime.
Bribery
Being found guilty or not guilty in a court of law.
Verdict
Cuts jobs or cancels projects, often suddenly.
Axed
A journalist who works independently, not for one company.
freelance journalist
News that shows unfair preference or prejudice toward one side or opinion.
Biased
A formal accusation that someone has committed a crime.
Charge
When a judge officially declares the punishment for a crime.
Sentenced
Argument or dispute, sometimes ongoing.
Rows
A journalist or media personality who gives advice to readers about personal problems.
Agony aunt
Information that has been edited or suppressed by authorities to remove sensitive or harmful content.
Censored