Journalistic Writing Vocabulary

active support of an idea or cause

• support
• opposition
• indifference
• advocacy

means a short account of an incident

• summary
• narrative
• report
• anecdote

a biased way of looking at or presenting something

• neutrality
• prejudice
• angle

• objectivity

means a influence in an unfair way

• advise
• guide
• bias

• assist

information that is essential to understanding a situation

• summary
• background

• detail
• objective

the quality of being believable or trustworthy

• validity
• reliability
• authenticity
• credibility

undistorted by emotion or personal bias

• Objective
• Emotional
• Biased
• Subjective

an article giving opinions or perspectives

• editorial

• review

• research paper
• news article

the region close around a person or thing

• neighborhood
• surroundings
• locale
• proximity

the state of being widely known or eminent

• obscurity
• anonymity
• ignorance
• prominence