hard news
Facts-first reporting
Hard news is journalism covering serious, timely events—politics, crime, disasters, economics—as opposed to human interest stories or entertainment coverage.
The term emphasizes factual reporting on matters of public importance: The front page is reserved for hard news.
Soft news is the contrasting category.
- reportageFactual news writing
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- breaking storyNewly emerging news event
- lead storyMost prominent news piece
- storyAccount of events
broadcast · current affairs · watchdog journalism · beat reporter · coverage · exposé · fact-checking · on the record · press briefing · war correspondents · investigative reporting · press freedom · press corps · media ethics · item · editorial standards · update · bulletin
- newsheadlines, headline, viral content, hot topics, newsflash
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- newspapersnewspaper, headlines, headline, articles, article
- articlesarticle, magazine article, features, feature stories, columns
- journalism termsheadline, headlines, byline, bylines, lead
- photojournalismpress photo, documentary photo, photo essay, war photography, photo story
hard newssoft news
Non-urgent journalism content
feature stories · entertainment news · puff pieces · fluff · celebrity gossip
hard newsopinion journalism
Advocacy-driven news coverage
advocacy journalism · commentary · gonzo journalism · personal essays · columns
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