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an attempt to prevent the public from discovering the truth about something
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____________journalism (disapproving term): when newspapers get material for articles by paying a lot of money for information about crimes or the private lives of famous people.
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a very short, but striking part of a speech or statement, especially one made by a politician, that is broadcast on a radio or television news programme.
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when someone makes untrue statements that could damage a person's reputation
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a list that shows which films, television programmes, etc., are the most popular.
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a newspaper printed on large sheets of paper, especially a serious newspaper.
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media ___________: the amount of time/ space given to a subject.
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the average number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are usually sold each day, week, month, etc.
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a newspaper that has small pages, a lot of photographs, and stories mainly about sex, famous people, etc. rather than serious news.
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a slightly biased way of presenting information that can influence how people think about it.