MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 6: The role of the media
källa
Swedish word. In English: source
The place or person a piece of information comes from, for example a newspaper, a book or a website.
Facts about the word
- Information can be taken from various sources, for example newspapers, books, websites, social media, TV and radio. Sverige i fokus s. 21
- Journalists must check information with several independent sources and check that the sources are reliable. Sverige i fokus s. 21
- Checking and scrutinising information is called being source-critical. It means questioning and checking whether what you read, see or hear is correct. Sverige i fokus s. 21
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
A source is where a piece of information comes from. A source can be wrong, which is why you check with several, and the word has nothing to do with price.
The word belongs to Chapter 6: The role of the media in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.