What Is News, Pre-lesson activity

Which word means able to be believed and trustworthy?

• credible

• incredible

• biased

• byline

What is the unfair preference called when someone favors one opinion over another?

• indifference

• bias

• evaluated

• commercial

What do we call the latest scoop on important happenings around the world?

• byline

• news

• section title

• image

Which word means 'intended to make money'?

• commercial

• comments

• bias

• section title

What is the name of the big, bold text at the top of an article?

• sponsored content

• headline

• byline

• article

Aria found a link that looked like news but wasn't real. What is it?

• headline

• byline

• section title

• sponsored content

What is the unique address of an article on the web called?

• sponsored content

• URL

• email address

• news

In journalism, what term reveals the name of the article's author?

• Houghton-Mifflin

• byline

• headline

• section title

Can you spot links that lead to sales websites?

• advertisements

• comments

• articles

• news

Is the news coming from a(n) ______________ news organization?

• gossiping

• reliable

• conservative

• political