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English 18 Public

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Someone who writes news reports.

A journalist.

The title of a newspaper report; the letters are bigger than in the rest of the report.

Headline

A type of newspaper with large pages and serious news.

Broadsheet

A type of newspaper with small pages and not much serious news.

Tabloid

A piece of writing that gives an opinion about a film, book, TV programme, etc.

A review.

The person who decides what stories a newspaper or a magazine should include.

An editor

A place in a newspaper or a magazine where you can read about the private lives of famous people.

A gossip column

Announcements in the media that businesses and other organizations pay for.

Advertising

A piece of writing about a particular subject in a newspaper or magazine, or on a website.

Article

The section of a newspaper which contains the most important news.

The front page

Complete the sentence: "news organizations ___________ on the radio and on TV twenty-four hours a day."

Broadcast

Complete the sentence: "A socialist newspaper might not want to __________ an article about corrupt socialist politicians."

Publish

Complete the sentence: "Before journalists ________ an event, they should always check that everything is true."

Report

Complete the sentence: "Journalists should always ________ the facts to make sure they are not fake news."

Confirm

Complete the sentence: "... can't afford as many journalists as before, so there isn't much time to _________ and contrast the information."

Gather

Complete the sentence: "It is sometimes impossible to ________ more complicated stories."

Investigate