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Dictionary: news   (nūz, nyūz) pronunciation
 
pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
    1. Information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by newspapers, periodicals, radio, or television.
    2. A presentation of such information, as in a newspaper or on a newscast.
  1. New information of any kind: The requirement was news to him.
  2. Newsworthy material: “a public figure on a scale unimaginable in America; whatever he did was news” (James Atlas).

[Middle English newes, new things, tidings, pl. of newe, new thing, new. See new.]

newsless news'less adj.

SYNONYMS  news, advice, intelligence, tidings, word. These nouns denote information about hitherto unknown events and happenings: just heard the good news; sent advice that the loan was approved; a source of intelligence about the war; tidings of victory; received word of his death.


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noun

  1. New information, especially about recent events and happenings: advice (often used in plural), intelligence, tiding (often used in plural), word. Informal scoop. See knowledge/ignorance, words.
  2. Something significant that happens: circumstance, development, episode, event, happening, incident, occasion, occurrence, thing. See happen.

 
Antonyms: news
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Definition: information, revelation
Antonyms: history


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Information being worth reporting.

pronunciation The whole problem with news on television comes down to this: all the words uttered in an hour of news coverage could be printed on a page of a newspaper. And the world cannot be understood in one page. — Neil Postman, USA.

 
Quotes About: News
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Quotes:

"Between what matters and what seems to matter, how should the world we know judge wisely?" - E. C. Bentley

"The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context. The pressure to compete, the fear somebody else will make the splash first, creates a frenzied environment in which a blizzard of information is presented and serious questions may not be raised." - Carl Bernstein

"The one function that TV news performs very well is that when there is no news we give it to you with the same emphasis as if there were." - David Brinkley

"News is that which comes from the North, East, West and South, and if it comes from only one point on the compass, then it is a class ; publication and not news." - Benjamin Disraeli

"News is the first rough draft of history." - Philip L. Graham

"No news is good news." - Ludovic Halevy

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Wikipedia: News
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News is the communication of information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience.

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Etymology

One theory is that news was developed as a special use of the plural form of new in the 14th century. In Middle English, the equivalent word was newes, based on the French nouvelles.[citation needed] A somewhat similar development is found in at least three Slavic languages (Czech, Slovak and Polish), where there exists a word noviny ("news"), developed from the word nový ("new").

Another theory is that the word, phonetically and its written style, is based upon the Germanic word "neues".

A folk etymology incorrectly suggests that it is an acronym of the cardinal directions: north, east, west, and south.[1]

History of news reporting

In its infancy, news gathering was primitive by today's standards. Printed news had to be phoned in to a newsroom or brought there by a reporter, where it was typed and either transmitted over wire services or edited and manually set in type along with other news stories for a specific edition. Today, the term "Breaking News" has become trite as broadcast and cable news services use live satellite technology to bring current events into consumers' homes live as they happen. Events that used to take hours or days to become common knowledge in towns or in nations are fed instantaneously to consumers via radio, television, cell phones, and the Internet.

Newspapers

Most large cities had[citation needed] morning and afternoon newspapers. As the media evolved and news outlets increased to the point of near over-saturation, afternoon newspapers were shut down except for relatively few. Morning newspapers have been gradually losing circulation, according to reports advanced by the papers themselves.[citation needed]

Commonly, news content should contain the "Five Ws" (who, what, when, where, why, and also how) of an event. There should be no questions remaining. Newspapers normally write hard news stories, such as those pertaining to murders, fires, wars, etc. in inverted pyramid style so the most important information is at the beginning. Busy readers can read as little or as much as they desire. Local stations and networks with a set format must take news stories and break them down into the most important aspects due to time constraints. Cable news channels such as Fox News Channel, MSNBC, and CNN, are able to take advantage of a story, sacrificing other, decidedly less important stories, and giving as much detail about breaking news as possible.

Objectivity in news

News organizations are often expected to aim for objectivity; reporters claim to try to cover all sides of an issue without bias, as compared to commentators or analysts, who provide opinion or personal point-of-view. However, several governments impose certain constraints or police news organizations for bias. In the United Kingdom, for example, limits are set by the government agency Ofcom, the Office of Communications. Both newspapers and broadcast news programs in the United States are generally expected to remain neutral and avoid bias except for clearly indicated editorial articles or segments. Many single-party governments have operated state-run news organizations, which may present the government's views.

Even in those situations where objectivity is expected, it is difficult to achieve, and individual journalists may fall foul of their own personal bias, or succumb to commercial or political pressure. Similarly, the objectivity of news organizations owned by conglomerated corporations fairly may be questioned, in light of the natural incentive for such groups to report news in a manner intended to advance the conglomerate's financial interests. Individuals and organizations who are the subject of news reports may use news management techniques to try to make a favourable impression.[citation needed] Because no human being can remain entirely objective (each of us has a particular point of view), it is recognized that there can be no absolute objectivity in news reporting.[citation needed]

Newsworthiness

Newsworthiness is defined as a subject having sufficient relevance to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.

Normal people are not newsworthy unless they meet an unusual circumstance or tragedy. The news divides the population into two groups; those few whose lives are newsworthy, and the multitude who are born, live out their lives and die without the news media paying them any significant notice. The news has always covered subjects that catch people's attention and differ from their "ordinary lives". The news is often used for escapism and thus normal events are not newsworthy. Whether the subject is love, birth, weather, or crime, journalists' tastes inevitably run toward the unusual, the extraordinary.

The subject and newsworthiness of a story depends on the audience, as they decide what they do and do not have an interest in. The denser the population, the more global the reported news becomes, as there is a broader range of interests involved in its selection.

Only a fraction of news manages to convey the overall world development.

Prominent TV news broadcasters

Prominent internet news sites

See also

References

  • Stephens, Mitchell. "The History of News - 3rd Ed" Oxford University Press, New York, 2007.
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Translations: News
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nyheder

idioms:

  • good news    gode nyheder
  • news agency    nyhedsbureau
  • news bulletin    nyhedsudsendelse
  • news conference    pressekonference
  • news letter    nyhedsbrev
  • news media    nyhedsmedier
  • news release    pressemeddelelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
nieuws, nieuwsbericht, nieuwsuitzending, journaal

Français (French)
n. - nouvelles, (Journ) une information, nouvelle, (Radio, TV) les informations, (Journ) chronique, les Nouvelles

idioms:

  • bad news    mauvaises nouvelles
  • good news    bonnes nouvelles
  • news agency    agence de presse
  • news bulletin    bulletin d'information
  • news conference    conférence de presse
  • news letter    bulletin
  • news media    médias d'information
  • news release    communiqué de presse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Nachricht, Nachrichten

idioms:

  • bad news    mit Vorsicht zu genießen
  • good news    gute Nachricht, gute Nachrichten, gut
  • news agency    Nachrichtenagentur
  • news bulletin    Nachrichten
  • news conference    Pressekonferenz
  • news letter    Rundschreiben
  • news media    die Medien
  • news release    Presseinformation

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. pl. - νέα, ειδήσεις, μαντάτα, νεώτερα

idioms:

  • break the news    λέω / προφταίνω τα νέα
  • good news    ευχάριστα/καλά νέα
  • news agency    ειδησεογραφικό πρακτορείο, πρακτορείο ειδήσεων
  • news bulletin    δελτίο ειδήσεων
  • news conference    συνέντευξη τύπου
  • news letter    ειδησεογραφικό ή ενημερωτικό δελτίο
  • news media    μέσο μαζικής ενημέρωσης
  • news release    ανακοίνωση προς το κοινό

Italiano (Italian)
notizia, notiziario

idioms:

  • break the news    dare una notizia
  • good news    buone notizie
  • news agency    agenzia stampa
  • news bulletin    notiziario
  • news conference    conferenza stampa
  • news letter    comunicato
  • news media    media di informazione
  • news release    dichiarazione stampa

Português (Portuguese)
n. pl. - notícia (f), jornal (m), noticiário radiofônico ou televisionado

idioms:

  • break the news    informar algo de grande importância
  • good news    boas notícias
  • news agency    agência de notícias
  • news bulletin    boletim de notícias
  • news conference    conferência de imprensa
  • news letter    carta de notícias
  • news media    meios de notícia
  • news release    comunicado à imprensa

Русский (Russian)
новость, новости

idioms:

  • break the news    сообщать новость (чаще плохую)
  • good news    хорошая новость
  • news agency    информационное агентство
  • news bulletin    информационный бюллетень
  • news conference    пресс-конференция
  • news letter    информационный бюллетень
  • news media    средства массовой информации
  • news release    пресс-релиз

Español (Spanish)
n. - noticias, actualidad, noticiario, informaciones

idioms:

  • bad news    persona problemática o cosa desagradable, malas noticias
  • good news    buenas noticias
  • news agency    agencia de información o de prensa
  • news bulletin    noticiario, boletín informativo
  • news conference    conferencia de prensa
  • news letter    hoja informativa, boletín
  • news media    medios de comunicación
  • news release    comunicado de prensa

Svenska (Swedish)
n. pl. - nyheter, nyhetsstoff

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
新闻, 报导, 消息, 新闻节目

idioms:

  • good news    吉报, 好消息
  • news agency    通讯社
  • news bulletin    新闻快报
  • news conference    记者招待会
  • news letter    时事通讯, 时事传报, 时事分析
  • news media    新闻媒体
  • news release    新闻稿

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 新聞, 報導, 消息, 新聞節目
n. pl. - 新聞, 報導, 消息, 新聞節目

idioms:

  • good news    吉報, 好消息
  • news agency    通訊社
  • news bulletin    新聞快報
  • news conference    記者招待會
  • news letter    時事通訊, 時事傳報, 時事分析
  • news media    新聞媒體
  • news release    新聞稿

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 뉴스, 색다른 일
n. pl. - 새로운 일

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ニュース, 記事, 便り, 変わったこと, …新聞, 消息

idioms:

  • news agency    通信社
  • news bulletin    ニュース放送
  • news conference    記者会見
  • news letter    ニューズレター
  • news media    ニュース媒体
  • news release    新聞発表

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الجمع) انباء, اخبار‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חדשות, ידיעה, חדשה‬


 
 
 

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