Current Events Vocabulary Review

When an editor or reporter expresses a personal point of view in a news article or in a series of articles.

A person who gathers and reports news for a news organization. The Press, Reporter, Media

a report of a recent event; what is reported about a recent event or events. Correspondent, News, Source

The line at the beginning of a story giving the place and date of the articles origination.

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

All the media and agencies that print, broadcast, or gather and transmit news. The Press, Reporter, or Editor

A sentence or phrase under a picture to identify or describe the picture. Article, Feature, or Caption

soundness or moral character; honesty

News companies that have their own reporters. They sell their articles to the media. Associated Press (AP), United Press International (UPI) and Reuters are the top three news services used in the U.S. Journalist, Columnist, News Services

A person who writes a regular (daily or weekly) article for a newspaper or magazine, such as a political columnist or a sports columnist. News, Columnist, Editor

Article written by the editor giving his/her opinion on a problem or event. Editorial, Opinion, or Headline

A person who sees an occurrence with his own eyes and is able to give a firsthand account of it. Feature, Eyewitness, or Libel

believable; worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy

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

A regular article or feature in a newspaper or magazine. Column, Caption, or Eyewitness

Based on personal feelings

A person who writes articles for a news organization. News, Source, Journalist

a lie that causes damage (misrepresents damagingly). Libel, Caption, or Feature

Someone who gives a reporter information; a supplier of information. Reporter, Source, Editor

A person employed by a news organization to gather, report, or contribute news, articles, etc., regularly from a distant place. Correspondent, News Services, Media

A story based on the facts. Opinion, Front Page, or Article

a special or regular article, usually displayed prominently. Story, Headline, or Feature

A news article or report. Headline, Libel, or Story

The head of a news organization; person who chooses the articles that will be printed each day. Editor, Journalist, Columnist

The first page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story. Article, Front Page, or Eyewitness

A person's thoughts about a particular subject; a subjective point of view. Story, Opinion, Column

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

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

Title of any newspaper article. Front Page, Headline, Story

All the means of mass communication (newspapers, TV, radio, websites, magazines) Editor, Media, or Columnist