Vocabulary Bank

the printed line naming the article's author

a first impression around which later memories organise themselves

a formal withdrawal of a published claim

an important news story reported first by one paper

someone in a position to know reliable inside information

a lead news presenter

an opinion piece by a named contributor

a headline designed to lure clicks, often over-promising

false information spread deliberately to mislead

presenting fact and denial as if they carry equal weight

the angle from which a story is presented

information given on condition it is not published

publicly stated and quotable

a slanted framing of the facts in someone's favour

to be the first outlet to publish it

to publish it in a place where few readers will see it

to gradually move in the direction of

to decide not to publish a story that had been prepared

journalism whose facts have been independently confirmed

having accurate knowledge of current events