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Complete the sentence: Good journalists try to maintain... so their personal feelings do not influence the story.
Objectivity
What phrase means to be the first media outlet to report an event?
Break news / break the news
What word describes a suspect who is accused of a crime before it is proven true in court?
Alleged
Complete the sentence: The article cited an ... who works inside the police department.
Unnamed source
What phrase means using passive language to hide who made a mistake?
Obscure responsibility
What phrase refers to all reports about an event on TV, newspapers, and online?
Media coverage
Change to passive: "Police arrested the suspect last night."
The suspect was arrested last night.
Change to passive: "Farmers grow coffee in South America."
Coffee is grown in South America.
Change to passive: "Someone has stolen my wallet."
My wallet has been stolen.
Change to passive: "The company will publish the report tomorrow."
The report will be published tomorrow.
Change to passive: "An unnamed source leaked the document."
The document was leaked by an unnamed source.
Change to active: "An error was made on your monthly bill."
We / they / the company made an error on your monthly bill.
Change to active using "Someone": "Important files were deleted from the shared drive."
Someone deleted important files from the shared drive.
Why do journalists use passive voice in the headline "Document Leaked Online"?
To protect an unnamed source / unknown doer / to remain objective
Why would a business say "Ticket prices will be increased" instead of "We will increase ticket prices"?
To obscure responsibility / avoid direct blame
