network news

Prime-time current events

Network news is television news programming produced by major broadcast networks—ABC, CBS, NBC, and their equivalents in other countries.

The term typically refers to flagship evening newscasts that air nationally, as distinct from local news or cable news channels.

The story led the network news last night.

Network news once dominated American journalism but has ceded ground to cable and digital media.

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broadcast scope/distribution

network newslocal news

Journalism about nearby events

cable news · community news · regional news · city news · public access television

distribution platform/channel type

network newscable news

Subscription television journalism

streaming news · online news · print journalism · newspapers · social media news

media format/medium

network newsnewspaper

Printed periodical of current events

print journalism · radio news · newsprint · wire services · newsletters

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