Media Terms - RHS Current Events

News

A report of a recent event, what is reported about a recent event or events

News Services

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.

The Media

All the means of mass communication (newspapers, TV, radio, websites, magazines)

Editor

The head of a news organization; person who chooses the articles that will be printed each day

Columnist

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

Reporter

A person who gathers and reports news for a news organization

Journalist

A person who writes articles for a news organization

Correspondent

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

The Press

All the media and agencies that print, broadcast, or gather and transmit news

Source

Someone who gives a reporter information; a supplier of information; can be anonymous

Eyewitness

A person who sees an occurrence with his own eyes and is able to give a firsthand account of it

Relevant

Having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand

Article

A story based on the facts

Story

A news article or report

Front Page

The first page of a paper, usually carrying the most important story

Feature

A special or regular article, usually displayed prominently

Column

A regular article or feature in a newspaper or magazine

Headline

Title of any newspaper article

Caption

A sentence or phrase under a picture to identify or describe the picture

Editorial

Article written by the editor giving his opinion on a problem or event

Opinion

A person's thoughts about a particular subject; a subjective point of view

Libel

A written lie that causes damage

Slander

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

Bias

When an editor or reporter expresses a personal point of view in a news article or in a series of articles; something everyone has

Objective

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

Subjective

Based on personal feelings

Plagarize

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

Ethical

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

Integrity

Soundness or moral character; honesty

Credible

Believable; worthy of belief or confidence; trustworthy