breaking news
Just-announced developing story
Breaking news is a report on events happening right now or just discovered, presented with urgency.
News organizations use the term to signal something significant enough to interrupt regular coverage: We interrupt this program for breaking news.
The phrase has been diluted by overuse—networks now label routine stories as breaking news to manufacture excitement.
News article title
- reportingConveying documented information
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
- coverageExtent of inclusion
scoop · exclusive · press · reporter · footage · interview · eyewitness · live feed
Warning or watchfulness
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- flashBrief burst of light
- newsflashUrgent broadcast update
- updateNew version or information
ticker · wire · dispatch · notification · announcement · advisory · broadcast · interruption
Sudden ruinous event
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
- attackAggressive act against another
explosion · shooting · crash · earthquake · tsunami · wildfire · hurricane · flood
Violent sudden disturbance
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- leakEscape through a breach
- exposéInvestigative journalism piece
whistleblower · disclosure · revelation · cover-up · investigation · insider · documents · anonymous source
Violent sudden disturbance
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- bewildermentState of being baffled
uncertainty · anxiety · panic · grief · outrage · speculation · vigil · solidarity
headline
News article title
- reportingConveying documented information
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- anchorSecures ships to seabed
coverage · scoop · exclusive · press · reporter · footage · interview · eyewitness · live feed · bureau
alert
Warning or watchfulness
update · ticker · wire · dispatch · notification · announcement · advisory · broadcast · interruption · crawler
disaster
Sudden ruinous event
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- catastropheDevastating, large-scale misfortune
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
attack · explosion · shooting · crash · earthquake · tsunami · wildfire · hurricane · flood · terrorism
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
exposé · whistleblower · disclosure · revelation · cover-up · investigation · insider · documents · anonymous source · confidential
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
bewilderment · uncertainty · anxiety · panic · grief · outrage · speculation · vigil · solidarity · response
- newsheadlines, headline, viral content, hot topics, newsflash
- Media TermsTV show, sound bite, press release, comic strip, column
- news medianewspaper, documentary, article, press photo, journalist
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, articles, article
- pressnewspaper, press laws, free press, press cards, headline
- broadcast newscorrespondent, bulletin, live coverage, top story, lead story
breaking newsold news
Outdated information
yesterday's news · retrospective · back issues · news archive · past events
breaking newsfiller
Substance closing gaps
soft news · slow news day · puff piece · human interest story · business as usual
breaking newscommon knowledge
Widely shared information
old hat · nothing new · same old story · public knowledge · rehash
break, news, broken, breaking, breach, unbroken, outbreak, breakable, breaks