Vocabulary History & Role of the News Media Types of Media Bias More Vocabulary Stump's Stumpers
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What is Current Event
An ongoing development in local, national, or world affairs.
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What is Folk News
A town crier is an example of this type of news during Medieval times.
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What is Bias by Labeling
Labeling either conservative or liberal politicians as extreme.
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What is Article
A story based on the facts.
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What is Democrats & Republicans
The two major political parties in the United States.
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What is Journalist
A person who writes articles for a news organization.
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What is Print News
Pamphlets are a modern example of this type of news.
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What is Bias by Placement
Placing news stories to downplay information supportive of either conservative or liberal perspectives.
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What is Headline
Title of any newspaper article.
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What is Andrew Jackson
The donkey mascot for the Democratic Party originated with this president.
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What is Media
All the means of mass communication (newspapers, TV, radio, websites, magazines).
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What is Broadcast News
This type of news is the most widespread form of news today.
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What is Bias by Selection of Sources
Including more sources that support one view over another.
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What is The Press
All the media and agencies that print, broadcast, or gather and transmit news.
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What is Panama Papers
The biggest leak of international corruption in the history of journalism.
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What is Slander
A false report aimed at injuring the reputation of a person.
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What is Radio, TV, Internet
Three examples of broadcast news today.
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What is Bias by Omission
Leaving one side out of an article.
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What is Credible
Believable and trustworthy.
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What is Telegraph
A form of broadcast news from the 19th century.
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What is Objective
Based on facts and not affected by personal feelings or prejudice.
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What is Government
One of the main responsibilities of the news media is to hold this institution accountable for its actions.
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What is Bias by Spin
When the story has only one interpretation of an event or policy.
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What is Subjective
Based on personal feelings.
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What is Clinton/Sanders (D), Trump/Cruz/Kasich (R)
Four candidates who are currently running for president (two Democrats & two Republicans).






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