town crier
The phrase refers to a "town crier," a person historically tasked with announcing news and proclamations in public spaces. Town criers would often stand on street corners, ringing a bell to gather attention before delivering important updates to the community. This role was essential before the advent of mass media, serving as a primary means of communication for local events and news.
in a book it said that someone on a boat shouted"spread the news, the great pan is dead." to the shore, and the news was spread.
Yes, the pronoun "it" is singular, a word that takes the place of a singular noun. The verb "stood" is the past tense of the verb to "stand".Examples:I remember the news stand. It stood there next to the bank.The horse watched us approach as it stoodat the fence.
People who talk on the news are news reporters
It served as a beacon. They felt that even if it did fail, it still stood as a promise for future improvement.
Good News for People Who Love Bad News was created on 2004-04-06.
so people can check in the news to look for weather or news about this week................
"The people of Trinidad receive their news like many other countries. They have news papers, and tv channels where the news is broadcasted, and word of mouth."
That Chinese protester that stood in front of a Communist Chinese tank column several years back...and made front page news.
People in the News - 2001 was released on: USA: 2001
'in the news'
Newspapers employ the most people to gather the news.