| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | advisory | official caution notice |
| 2. | aftershock | smaller quake after main one |
| 3. | air | broadcast by radio or TV |
| 4. | allegation | claim not yet proven |
| 5. | anchor | main news presenter |
| 6. | announcement | publicly shared news |
| 7. | appeal | request to review decision |
| 8. | arrest | take into police custody |
| 9. | bill | proposed law |
| 10. | blast | powerful explosion |
| 11. | border | line between countries |
| 12. | breaking | happening right now |
| 13. | breakthrough | major important advance |
| 14. | briefing | short official information session |
| 15. | budget | plan for spending money |
| 16. | bulletin | short news announcement |
| 17. | campaign | organized effort to win |
| 18. | casualties | people killed or injured |
| 19. | charges | formal criminal accusations |
| 20. | clash | violent confrontation |
| 21. | confirmed | verified as true |
| 22. | correspondent | reporter in the field |
| 23. | coverage | reporting of an event |
| 24. | crisis | time of intense difficulty |
| 25. | dateline | place and date of report |
| 26. | debate | formal public argument |
| 27. | deficit | spending exceeds income |
| 28. | developing | still unfolding |
| 29. | diplomacy | management of international relations |
| 30. | disaster | sudden great damage event |
| 31. | drought | long period without rain |
| 32. | earthquake | sudden ground shaking |
| 33. | economy | system of money and trade |
| 34. | election | organized public vote |
| 35. | emergency | serious urgent situation |
| 36. | evacuation | organized movement to safety |
| 37. | evidence | facts supporting a claim |
| 38. | exclusive | only this outlet has it |
| 39. | fire | destructive burning event |
| 40. | flooding | overflow of water |
| 41. | footage | recorded video material |
| 42. | forecast | prediction of future conditions |
| 43. | headline | main news title |
| 44. | hurricane | powerful tropical storm |
| 45. | incumbent | current officeholder |
| 46. | inflation | rising prices over time |
| 47. | interview | question-and-answer news conversation |
| 48. | invasion | military entry by force |
| 49. | investigation | official fact-finding inquiry |
| 50. | landfall | storm reaching land |
| 51. | lawsuit | case brought to court |
| 52. | layoffs | job cuts by employer |
| 53. | legislation | laws being made or passed |
| 54. | live | broadcast in real time |
| 55. | market | system for buying and selling |
| 56. | merger | joining of companies |
| 57. | minister | government department head |
| 58. | missile | guided weapon |
| 59. | nominee | chosen candidate |
| 60. | outbreak | sudden disease spread |
| 61. | pandemic | global disease outbreak |
| 62. | policy | official plan or principle |
| 63. | poll | survey of public opinion |
| 64. | president | elected national leader |
| 65. | press conference | media question event |
| 66. | prime minister | head of government |
| 67. | protest | public expression of opposition |
| 68. | quarantine | isolation to prevent spread |
| 69. | recall | product returned for safety |
| 70. | recession | economic decline period |
| 71. | refugees | people fleeing danger |
| 72. | report | give news details |
| 73. | rescue | saving from danger |
| 74. | research | careful study to discover facts |
| 75. | revenue | money received |
| 76. | ruling | official court decision |
| 77. | segment | part of a program |
| 78. | sentence | court punishment decision |
| 79. | shooting | gunfire attack incident |
| 80. | source | provider of information |
| 81. | spokesperson | official representative speaker |
| 82. | statement | formal spoken or written message |
| 83. | storm | severe weather event |
| 84. | survivor | person who lived through event |
| 85. | suspect | person thought involved |
| 86. | tariff | tax on imports |
| 87. | timeline | ordered sequence of events |
| 88. | tornado | violent rotating windstorm |
| 89. | treaty | formal agreement between states |
| 90. | trend | general direction of change |
| 91. | trial | court examination of case |
| 92. | troops | soldiers in service |
| 93. | unemployment | state of lacking work |
| 94. | update | latest information |
| 95. | verdict | jury or court decision |
| 96. | verified | checked and supported |
| 97. | victim | person harmed |
| 98. | warning | notice of possible danger |
| 99. | wildfire | large uncontrolled forest fire |
| 100. | witness | person who saw event |