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Factbox

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, factbox means: A compact presentation of key facts accompanying or supplementing a news report.

In Turkish: bilgi kutusu

How it is used

Use for concise reference information such as dates, figures or key provisions; check it against the main text.

Example sentences

  1. A factbox beside the report lists the affected schools and their reopening dates.

    Readers can retrieve specific facts without searching through the whole article.

  2. Update the factbox as well as the story when the ministry revises the figures.

    Supporting elements can become inconsistent when only the main report is edited.

Common collocations

  • add a factbox
  • accompanying factbox
  • update the factbox
  • news storyA single piece of reporting about a recent event or issue, published in print or online or broadcast on radio or television.
  • accuracyThe quality of being correct in every fact, name, number and quote, which is the first duty of a journalist in most codes of practice.

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