🇬🇧 English Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

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CEFR B2 News

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➡ Across 15 Words

2. The station ___ the live press conference to millions of viewers, past tense of broadcast
4. To make a news story more widely known or louder
5. Journalists ___ the breaking story as it happened, past tense of report
9. The official ___ the rumor during the press briefing, past tense of confirm
13. The reporter ___ the prime minister for the evening news, past tense of interview
16. The reporting of news events by the media
17. Relating to government and public affairs, often in news
18. The large title printed at the top of a news story
20. Describing news that is happening right now and is urgent
23. A process of voting to choose leaders, heavily reported in news
24. Correct and true, as news reporting should be
25. The company ___ its new policy in a press release, past tense of announce
26. The government ___ the news report to hide sensitive details, past tense of censor
29. In a continuous manner: The news updates came ___ throughout the day
30. Describing a news story reported by only one outlet

⬇ Down 15 Words

1. By which: The process ___ news is verified is called fact-checking
3. A person or document that provides information for a news story
6. Facts or information that prove something is true, used in news reports
7. The news team ___ the corruption scandal for months, past tense of investigate
8. The newspaper ___ the article on its front page yesterday, past tense of publish
10. A journalist who gathers and reports news from the scene
11. A written piece of news published in a newspaper or online
12. In the middle of two: The interview was ___ the anchor and the guest
14. A person who writes and reports news for media outlets
15. A formal discussion between candidates, broadcast in news
19. Throughout a period: ___ the broadcast, the anchor interviewed the reporter
21. A person who sees an event and can report it to the news
22. A short official news report or announcement
27. Happening every day, like a newspaper published each morning
28. Unfairly favoring one side, as some news coverage may be

📚 Study Guide: CEFR B2 (Upper-Intermediate) Vocabulary Focus

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