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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.


 
 
Thesaurus: news

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

n

Definition: information, revelation
Antonyms: history


 
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:

"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

See more famous quotes about News

 
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Topics in journalism
Professional issues

Ethics & objectivity
Sources & attribution
News & news values
Reporting & writing
Fourth estateLibel law
Education & books
Other topics

Fields

Advocacy journalism
Alternative journalism
Arts journalism
Business journalism
Citizen journalism
Fashion journalism
Investigative journalism
Literary journalism
Photojournalism
Science journalism
Sports journalism
Video game journalism
Video journalism

Social impact

Infotainment
"Infotainers" and personalities
News management
Distortion and VNRs
PR and propaganda
"Yellow journalism"
Press freedom

News media

Newspapers and magazines
News agencies
Broadcast journalism
Online and blogging
Alternative media

Roles

Journalist, reporter, editor, news presenter, photo journalist, Columnist, visual journalist


News is any new information or information on current events which is presented by print, broadcast, Internet, or word of mouth to a third party or mass audience. The reporting and investigation of news falls within the profession of journalism. News is often reported by a variety of sources, such as newspapers, television, and radio programs, wire services, and web sites. News reporting is a type of journalism, typically written or broadcast in news style. Most news is investigated and presented by journalists and can be distributed to various outlets via news agencies.

There are many categories of news. The weather is typically presented by a certified meteorologist or, on smaller stations, a less-trained "weatherman" and is considered news. Other news categories are: sports, fashion, society, entertainment, business, cartoon strips, features, lottery numbers, lives of celebrities, advertising, and more. Until the 1970s, when women's lib issues came to the forefront, most newspapers had a "Women's" section devoted entirely to fashion and society news. Papers even printed "cheesecake" feature photos of attractive young women in bikinis, often transmitted by the AP or UPI wire services, illustrating various news events or feature ideas.

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 it happens. 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.

Most large cities had[citation needed] morning and afternoon newspapers. As the media evolved and news outlets increased to the point of near oversaturation, 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

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 journalist may fall foul of their own personal bias, or succumb to commercial or political pressure. Individuals and organizations who are the subject of news reports may use news management techniques to try to make a favourable impression.

Etymology

"News" 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'.

It is not as is often claimed, an acronym for "north, east, west, south". [1]



The Desire for News

The importance of news transcends the stories themselves. All cultures whether literate or not have a thirst for news. Illiterate tribes are observed to spend much of their time and their practices swapping and receiving news on the state of other tribes, the success of a hunt or the death of a member. Societies seem to revolve around news and the happenings of others daily lives as a form of both entertainment and education. The news is more than a category of information or a form of entertainment; it is an awareness of the happening of our society creating security. A study in 1945 conducted by Berelson during a journalist strike found that we use the news as a sort of pragmatic information, for escapism, as a conversation starter and a sense of security. We are now able to receive news instantly at a click of a button with the new technology of the Internet. As a result, our Western society has become more globally aware and educated creating the opportunity and yearning for improvement.

Newsworthiness

Newsworthiness is defined as a subject having sufficient interest 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 mind. 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 unnatural, the extraordinary.

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

See also

References

Stephens, Mitchell. "The History of News - 3rd Ed" Oxford University Press, New York, 2007.zh-yue:新聞


 
Translations: Translations for: News

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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