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Glossary Politics & World

Bipartisan

Supported by members of opposing parties. It describes the pattern of support for a measure, not its merits.

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Inverted pyramid

Structuring a story with the most important information first and the least important last, so it…

Fact-checking

Verifying claims against primary sources before publication, and sometimes as a standalone piece assessing a public…

Bear market

A fall of 20% or more from a recent peak, held long enough to look like…

Byline

The line naming who wrote a piece. It signals responsibility for the reporting as much as…

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