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Glossary Journalism & Media

Inverted pyramid

Structuring a story with the most important information first and the least important last, so it stays coherent wherever a reader stops.

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Recession

A significant, broad decline in economic activity lasting more than a few months. The rough-and-ready definition…

Cold storage

Keeping private keys on a device that never touches the internet. It defends against remote theft…

Private key

The secret number that authorises spending from a crypto address. Anyone who has it controls the…

Revenue

Total income from sales, before any costs. A company can grow revenue for years while losing…

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