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objective/objectivity
influenced only by facts and not by feelings
subjective/subjectivity
influenced by or based on personal beliefs or feelings, rather than based on facts
guesswork
the process of trying and giving an answer or making a judgement about something without being sure of all the facts
viewpoint
a way of thinking about a subject
observation
the act of watching someone or something carefully
speculation
the activity of guessing possible answers to a question without having enough information to be certain
proven
demonstrated by evidence or argument as true or existing
unsupported
not proven by evidence or facts
unfounded
having no foundation or basis in fact
grounded
well balanced and sensible
to confirm/confirmation
to say or show that something is true/an announcement or proof that something is true or certain
take/make/have a stab at summing up
to attempt to summarize ideas although you are not likely to be very successful(or correctly interpreted)
telling detail
a word, phrase or image, precise and illuminating, that helps the reader to «see» what you're describing
nuance
a very slight difference in appearance, meaning, sound, etc.
subtle
not very noticeable or obvious but important
(im)proper/properly/appropriate
(not) correct, suitable, honest, or acceptable / correctly, or in a satisfactory way / suitable or right for a particular situation or person
considered as a totality
to have a particular opinion about something like as a whole thing
diversity of viewpoints
a situation, in which many different ways of thinking about the situation are included
acuity of representation
sharpness or keenness of a picture, model, or other depiction of someone or something
depth of critique
complexity and profundity of a detailed analysis and assessment of something, especially a literary, philosophical, or political theory
in the aftermath
the consequences or after effects of a significant unpleasant event
to accomplish
achieve or complete successfully
to reverse
to change a situation or change the order of things so that it becomes the opposite
deficient/deficiency in sth
not good enough / a mistake or fault in something so that it is not good enough
to arouse/arousal
to make someone have a particular feeling or reaction / a state of physiological and psychological excitation
epistemological
pertaining to a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge
to disseminate/dissemination
to spread information or ideas / the act of spreading something, especially information, widely; circulation
plagiarism
an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author
anti-plagiarism software
a computer program, that helps to determine if anyone have copied someone else's copyrighted work in full or in part
thereby
as a result of this action; тем самым
initial
of, relating to, or occurring at the beginning; first
prototype
the first example of something, such as a machine or other industrial product, from which all later forms are developed
analyst
someone, whose job is to study or examine something in detail
to diverge/divergent/divergence
to follow a different direction, or to be or become different / different from each other / the situation in which two things become different
investigation/to investigate
the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth / to examine a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth
misinformation
wrong or intended to deceive information, or the fact that people are misinformed
editorial (n/adj)
a statement in a newspaper or magazine, or on radio or television, that expresses the opinion of the editors or owners on a subject of particular interest / relating to being in charge of what is reported in a newspaper, magazine
prospectus
a document giving details of a college, school, or business and its activities
to be engaged with sth/engaging
to be involved in sth / tending to draw favorable attention or interest
factual
using or consisting of facts
straightforward
easy to do or understand, simple
trustworthy
able to be relied on as honest or truthful
attribution/to attribute to
the act of saying or thinking that something is the result or work of a particular person or thing / to say that something is caused by something else
transcribe/transcript/transcription
to record something written, spoken, or played by writing it down / an exact written copy of something / a written record of words or music
to be at stake
to be in a situation where it might be lost or damaged
charges against
a formal police statement saying that someone is accused of a crime
trial
the hearing of statements and showing of objects, etc. in a law court to judge if a person is guilty of a crime or to decide a case or a legal matter
official proceeding
any type of administrative, executive, legislative, or judicial proceeding that may be conducted before a public servant
to accuse sb of sth/accused/accusation
to say that someone has done something bad / a person or group of people who are charged with or on trial for a crime / a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
to state attorney general
to assign the principal legal officer who represents a country or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government
genial
kind, friendly and cheerful
the common touch
the ability to get on with or appeal to ordinary people
to take leave of sth
to take an extended, authorized absence from some thing or place
to indulge in/indulgent to/indulgence in
become involved in (an activity, typically one that is undesirable or disapproved of) / having or indicating a readiness or over-readiness to be generous to or lenient with someone
infotainment
the reporting of news and facts in an entertaining and humorous way rather than providing real information
amateur footage
(a piece of) film especially one showing an event done by someone who does not have much skill in what they do
to devastate/devastation/devastating
to destroy or damage something very badly / damage and destruction (noun) /causing a lot of damage or destruction (adj)
current affairs programme
important political or social events that are happening in the world at the present time shown on TV or radio
media outlet
a publication or broadcast program that provides news and feature stories to the public through various distribution channels
Fourth Estate
newspapers, magazines, television, and radio stations and the people who work for them who are thought to have a lot of political influence
well-established
having existed for a long time
coverage of sth
the way a newspaper, television programme, etc reports an event or subject
mainstream news
news in which there are beliefs or way of living accepted by most people
epicentre
the place that has the highest level of an activity
timely
happening or done at exactly the right time
news bulletin
a short news program on television or radio
flamboyant tabloid
small newspaper with a lot of very bright pictures and short, simple noticeable news stories
voraciously
wanting to do something a lot
celebrity story
a story about someone famous and well-known
to expose corruption and wrongdoing
to make public occasions of dishonest or immoral behaviour and illegal activities
illusionary/illusion
something that is not really what it seems to be
disillusion/disillusionment
to cause someone to discover that something they believed is not true
to delude/delusionary/delusional/delusion
to make someone believe something that is not real or true / belief in something that is not true
to disfigure/disfigured
to spoil the appearance of something or someone, especially their face, completely
sensationalism
a way of telling a story that is intended to shock people
open access/accessibility
the quality or characteristic of something that makes it possible to approach, enter, or use it
exchange and dissemination of knowledge
spreading or giving out to a lot of people facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education
to undermine
erode the base or foundation/lessen the effectiveness, power, ability of, especially gradually or insidiously
to harness
control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy
to negotiate
try to reach an agreement or compromise by discussion
to (dis)assemble
take sth to pieces / to build something by joining parts together
conventional
following what is usually done and is not particularly new (of an idea or method)
mainstream
following the ideas that are thought to be normal because they are shared by most people
orthodox
following or conforming to the traditional or generally accepted rules or beliefs of a religion, philosophy, or practice (extremely conservative)
to disclose/disclosure
to give new or secret information to someone / the act of giving people new or secret information
to leak/leak
to become known (about the information) / an intentional disclosure of secret information.
eager/eagerly/eagerness
wanting to do or have something very much / enthusiasm to do or to have something
audio script
a text version of the audio contained in a media program
to subscribe/subscriber/subscription
to obtain to a publication, concert series, service, etc / a person, that follows a publication or concert series / an arrangement for presenting a series of concerts, plays, etc., that one may attend by the payment of a membership fee
on a payment basis
the way something happens or is organized by the amount of money
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