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Glossary Journalism & Media

Embargo

An agreement not to publish information before a stated time, so outlets can prepare coverage of a report or announcement in advance.

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Data breach

An incident in which personal or confidential data is accessed without authorisation. Most jurisdictions require disclosure…

Primary source

Original material such as a filing, a transcript, a dataset or a first-hand account, as opposed…

Interest rate

The price of borrowing money. When a central bank moves its policy rate, mortgages, business loans…

Bitcoin

The first widely used cryptocurrency, launched in 2009. Its supply is capped by its own software…

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