breaking news alert
Flash media notification
A breaking news alert is an urgent notification about significant events as they unfold—delivered via television, smartphone, or news app.
The term combines the immediacy of breaking news with the push notification format: I got a breaking news alert about the earthquake.
Once reserved for major events, alerts have proliferated as news organizations compete for attention, diluting the sense of urgency: Another breaking news alert? It's just a celebrity tweet.
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- flashBrief burst of light
- this just inAnnouncement of fresh developments
- headlineNews article title
we interrupt this program · broadcast · scoop · update · ticker · notification · exclusive · developing · live · live coverage · anchor · news desk · newsroom · reporter · press · media · viral · trending
- notificationsnotifications, notification bell, push, notification dot, notification sound
- TV studiostudio, camera, control room, green screen, teleprompter
- press releasespress release, news release, press statement, announcement, communique
breaking news alertold news
Outdated information
yesterday's news · retrospective · news summary · timeless story
breaking news alertpuff piece
Fawning, uncritical article
soft news · filler · human interest story · background noise · minor update
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