News Vocabulary

The process of checking to make sure something is valid or true

• Verification

• Agenda

• Neutrality

• AP

The situation surrounding an event

• Context

• Sponsored Content

• Primary Source

• Journalism

The Associated Press, an internationally recognized news outlet

• Verification

• Agenda

• Neutrality

• AP

An opinion for or against something, usually formed without hearing the whole story, one sided

• Mainstream Media

• Bias

• Secondary Source

• Fringe Source

The original document, recording, photograph created when an event or condition was experienced.

• Context

• Sponsored Content

• Primary Source

• Journalism

The state of being impartial, meaning someone does not support either side.

• Verification

• Agenda

• Neutrality

• AP

A media outlet that gives out information that is very biased and is often thought of as extreme.

• Mainstream Media

• Bias

• Secondary Source

• Fringe Source

The trustworthiness of a source

• Reliability

• Clickbait

• Satire

• Spin

News outlets that reflect and influence the opinions of many people (more popular media sources)

• Mainstream Media

• Bias

• Secondary Source

• Fringe Source

Content (articles) that look like the format of a website, but are actually marketing. Using particular products to gain money

• Context

• Sponsored Content

• Primary Source

• Journalism