Across
- 3. The title of a news story designed to grab the reader’s attention and summarize the main idea.
- 6. Making news understandable and available to a wide audience, including using clear language and multiple platforms.
- 7. Reporting information that is correct, factual, and verified.
- 8. A longer, more detailed article that focuses on people, trends, or human-interest topics rather than breaking news.
- 9. The ability to decide what information is newsworthy and appropriate to publish.
- 11. The process of checking facts and confirming information before publishing it.
- 13. Professionally reported information about noteworthy events that interest the public.
- 15. Restating information from a source in your own words while keeping the original meaning.
- 16. A person, document, or place that provides information for a news story.
Down
- 1. The opening paragraph of a news story that presents the most important information.
- 2. The quality of being trustworthy and believable, especially in news reporting.
- 4. Internet platforms where users create and share content, including news-related information, often without professional oversight
- 5. Presenting multiple perspectives and treating all sides of an issue respectfully and without favoritism.
- 10. The responsibility journalists and media organizations have to inform the public and guide discussions on important issues.
- 12. The opening paragraph of a news story that presents the most important information.
- 14. The activity or profession of gathering, verifying, and reporting news.