Parts of the News
On Ethics
News Folks
Journalism Vales
Types
100

a written story based on the facts

ARTICLE

100

pertaining to or dealing with morals; pertaining to right and wrong in conduct

ETHICAL

100

a person who writes articles for a news organization

JOURNALIST
100

someone's personal point of view (that they express in an news story) 

BIAS

100

all the means of mass communication (newspapers, TV, radio, websites, magazines)

MEDIA
200

a report of a recent event; what is reported about a recent event or events

NEWS

200

believable; worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

CREDIBLE

200

a person who gathers and reports news for a news organization

REPORTER

200

not affected by personal feelings or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased

OBJECTIVE

200

a special or regular article, usually displayed prominently

FEATURE

300

title of any newspaper article

HEADLINE

300

to put forth as original to oneself the ideas or words of another

PLAGIARIZE

300

all the media and agencies that print, broadcast, or gather and transmit news

the PRESS

300

closely connected to people; appropriate to what is being done or considered

RELEVANT 

300

an article in which the writer expresses their personal opinion

OPINION PIECE

400

the first page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story

FRONT PAGE

400

a lie that causes damage

LIBEL
400

someone who gives a reporter information; a supplier of information

SOURCE

400

done or occurring at a favorable or useful time; in news, reporting that happens quickly

TIMELY

400

a regular article or feature in a newspaper or magazine

COLUMN

500

a line at the beginning of a news article giving the writer’s name

BYLINE

500

a false report maliciously uttered and tending to injure the reputation of a person

SLANDER

500

a neutral individual employed by a news organization to receive, investigate, report on and (in some instances) resolve reader or viewer complaints against a news organization

OMBUDSMAN

500

near to you/someone in space, time, or relationship

PROXIMITY

500

a feature story that discusses people or pets in an emotional or interesting way

HUMAN INTEREST STORY