current affairs program

Topical television broadcast

A current affairs program is a television or radio broadcast covering recent news, political developments, and social issues in depth.

Unlike brief news bulletins, these programs offer analysis, interviews, and investigative reporting: The minister refused to appear on current affairs programs after the scandal broke.

Also called current affairs show.

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talking head · interview · documentary · panel · debate · journalist · headline · breaking · breaking story · live · pundit · hot take · commentary · spin room · analysis · host · segment · bulletin

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content purpose

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Episodic TV comedy series

drama series · soap opera · game show · variety show · talk show

temporal focus

current affairs programhistorical documentary

Factual film depicting past events

period drama · retrospective · historical analysis

tone and register

current affairs programlight entertainment

Undemanding amusement programming

puff piece · infotainment

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G