Media & Critical Thinking
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Media & Critical Thinking Glossary
Key terms and definitions for media & critical thinking. Every concept links to a full explanation — a reference for students, delegates, and researchers.
- Terms
- 400 terms
- Categories
- 1 category
A
30 entries- Above the Fold
- Access Journalism
- Active Reading
- Ad Hominem
- Ad Populum Fallacy
- Advertorial
- Aggregator Site
- Algorithmic Amplification
- Algorithmic Bias
- Algorithmic Transparency
- Alternative Media
- Ambush Interview
- Amplification Effect
- Analytic Skepticism
- Anchor
- Anchoring Bias
- Anchoring Effect
- Anonymous Source
- Appointment Television
- Associated Press Style
- Astroturfing
- Attribution
- Attribution Bias
- Attribution Error
- Attribution Theory
- Audience Fragmentation
- Authority Fallacy
- Automated Content Moderation
- Availability Cascade
- Availability Heuristic
B
22 entries- B-Roll
- Backchannel Communication
- Backfire Effect
- Backgrounder
- Bandwagon Effect
- Beat Reporting
- Below the Line Reporting
- Bias Blind Spot
- Bias by Omission
- Bias by Selection
- Bias Confirmation
- Bias Confirmation Loop
- Blackout Period
- Blind Quote
- Bloomberg Terminal
- Bookers
- Brand Journalism
- Breaking News
- Broadcast Standards
- Broadsheet
- Bulletin
- Byline
C
43 entries- Cable News Cycle
- Catch and Kill
- Causal Fallacy
- Centralized Newsroom
- Chequebook Journalism
- Cherry Picking
- Chilling Effect
- Circular Reasoning
- Circular Reporting
- Citation
- Citation Chaining
- Citizen Journalism
- Civic Journalism
- Clickbait
- Clickfarm
- Clickstream Analysis
- Closed Captioning
- Cognitive Bias
- Cognitive Dissonance
- Cognitive Load
- Cognitive Load Theory
- Cognitive Miser
- Cognitive Reflection Test
- Column Inch
- Computational Journalism
- Computational Propaganda
- Confirmation Bias
- Constructive Journalism
- Content Farm
- Content Moderation
- Context Collapse
- Contextomy
- Contextual Bias
- Contextual Integrity
- Contextual Misinformation
- Contextualization
- Copy Desk
- Copy Editing
- Correspondent
- Counter-Programming
- Cross-Promotion
- Cross-Verification
- Cub Reporter
D
28 entries- Data Cherry-Picking
- Data Dredging
- Data Fabrication
- Data Falsification
- Data Integrity
- Data Laundering
- Data Misinterpretation
- Data Shadow
- Data Smog
- Data Visualization
- Data Visualization Ethics
- Data Visualization Literacy
- Dateline
- Deep Background
- Deep Contextualization
- Deep Dive
- Deep Reading
- Deepfake
- Deepfake Audio
- Deepfake Detection
- Defamation
- Desking
- Digital Detox
- Digital Footprint
- Digital Literacy
- Disinformation
- Disinformation Amplification
- Disinformation Campaign
E
20 entries- Echo Chamber
- Echo Chamber Effect
- Editor's Note
- Editorial Board
- Editorial Cartoon
- Editorial Independence
- Editorial Page
- Editorializing
- Embargoed Press Release
- Embedded Journalist
- Emotional Reasoning
- Engagement Metric
- Epistemic Bubble
- Epistemic Humility
- Epistemic Vigilance
- Erratum
- Ethical Sourcing
- Evergreen Content
- Exclusive
- Explainer Journalism
F
24 entries- Fact-Checking
- Fact-Checking Cascade
- Fairness Doctrine
- False Attribution
- False Balance
- False Cause Fallacy
- False Consensus Effect
- False Dichotomy
- False Memory
- Feature Story
- Field Producer
- Fifth Estate
- Filter Bubble
- Filter Failure
- First Amendment Audit
- Fixer
- Flagship Newscast
- Fleet Street
- Fourth Estate
- Framing Bias
- Framing Effect
- Freedom of Information Request
- Freelance Journalism
- Funding Transparency
G
8 entriesH
10 entriesI
16 entries- Immersive Journalism
- Information Asymmetry
- Information Cascade
- Information Disorder
- Information Echo
- Information Fatigue Syndrome
- Information Hygiene
- Information Laundering
- Information Overload
- Information Refugees
- Information Scent
- Information Subsidy
- Information Vacuum
- Inoculation Theory
- Inverted Pyramid
- Investigative Journalism
J
1 entryK
1 entryL
6 entriesM
23 entries- Masthead
- Media Capture
- Media Consolidation
- Media Diet
- Media Ecology
- Media Effects Research
- Media Fragmentation
- Media Literacy
- Media Manipulation
- Media Pluralism
- Media Relations
- Media Ride-Along
- Misinfodemic
- Misinformation
- Misleading Graph
- Misleading Statistic
- Misleading Statistics
- Mojo (Mobile Journalism)
- Moral Licensing
- Moral Panic
- Motivated Reasoning
- Muckraking
- Multimedia Storytelling
N
26 entries- Narrative Bias
- Narrative Fallacy
- Narrative Framing
- Narrative Journalism
- Narrative Paradigm
- Narrative Transportation
- Native Advertising
- Negativity Bias
- News Agency
- News Bureau
- News Desert
- News Desk
- News Hole
- News Hook
- News Peg
- News Values
- Newscast Rundown
- Newsgathering
- Newsprint
- Newsroom Convergence
- Newsroom Diversity
- Newswire
- Newsworthiness
- Nieman Fellowship
- Nudge Theory
- Nut Graf
O
12 entriesP
48 entries- P-hacking
- Pack Journalism
- Paid Subscription Model
- Panic Buying
- Panicmongering
- Parachute Journalism
- Paralysis by Analysis
- Partial Truth
- Participatory Journalism
- Paywall
- Peace Journalism
- Peer Influence
- Peer Review
- Peer Review Process
- Peer-Reviewed Journal
- Penny Press
- Photojournalism
- Pitch Letter
- Platform Accountability
- Platform Governance
- Platform Moderation
- Polarization Spiral
- Pool Reporter
- Post-Truth
- Post-Truth Politics
- Press Briefing
- Press Conference
- Press Freedom
- Press Gallery
- Press Kit
- Press Pass
- Press Pool
- Press Secretary
- Primary Source
- Priming
- Priming Effect
- Print Run
- Prior Restraint
- Projection Bias
- Propaganda
- Propaganda Model
- Propaganda Techniques
- Proxy Source
- Pseudo-Event
- Pseudoscience
- Public Editor
- Public Service Broadcasting
- Pulitzer Prize
R
7 entriesS
40 entries- Sampling Bias
- Sampling Error
- Sampling Frame
- Sampling Frame Error
- Sandwich Lede
- Satire Detection
- Scoop
- Secondary Source
- Section Editor
- Self-Selection Bias
- Sensationalism
- Service Journalism
- Shield Law
- Signal Boosting
- Signal-to-Noise Ratio
- Slant
- Slanting
- Slippery Slope Fallacy
- Slug
- Snowfall Story
- Social Desirability Bias
- Social Proof
- Solutions Journalism
- Source Confidentiality
- Source Credibility
- Source Triangulation
- Sourcing Transparency
- Spike a Story
- Spin
- Spin Doctoring
- Splash Page
- Standup
- Straw Man Fallacy
- Stringer
- Style Guide
- Sub-Editor
- Sunk Cost Fallacy
- Sunshine Law Reporting
- Survivorship Bias
- Syndication
