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Journalism & Media vocabulary · Headlines and News Language

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Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

phraseCore term

In journalism & media, according to means: Used to show who or what a piece of information comes from, so that readers know its source.

In Turkish: -e göre, ... tarafından belirtildiğine göre

How it is used

One of the most common attribution phrases in news: according to police, according to the report, according to figures released on Monday. It shows the information is reported, not the journalist's own claim.

Example sentences

  1. According to the fire service, the blaze started in the kitchen.

  2. Prices rose by 4 per cent last month, according to official figures.

Common collocations

  • according to police
  • according to sources
  • according to the report
  • according to figures
  • sourceA person, document or organisation that gives a journalist information for a story; also the place where a piece of information comes from.
  • quoteThe exact words that someone said or wrote, repeated in a story inside quotation marks; as a verb, to repeat someone's words and say who said them.
  • allegedlyUsed to show that something has been claimed but not yet proved, especially about a crime or wrongdoing.
  • statementAn official announcement, written or spoken, in which a person or organisation gives information or their position on something.

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