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A GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS IN JOURNALISM.
A GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS IN JOURNALISM.
Balanced. Giving equal weight to truth and falsehood.
Fair. Not actionably libelous.
Feature. A free advertisement for a business or organization run by the publisher’s friend or relative.
Investigative reporting. A news story designed to embarrass one of the publisher’s enemies.
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This is from Dr. Boli--one of my favorite blogs. I wish I could paste more than four paragraphs, but you can find more at:
http://drboli.wordpress.com/2012/03/02/a-glossary-of-common-terms-in-journalism/
