news

What's happening now

News is information about recent events, especially as reported by media: Have you seen the news?

The word is singular despite its form: The news is good.

News can be any fresh information: I have news about the job.

Something that breaks the news delivers significant or difficult information.

If something is news to me, I'm hearing it for the first time.

content

headline

News article title

bulletin · report · briefing · update · announcement · statement · release · footage · clip · soundbite

breaking

urgent

Needing immediate attention

flash · alert · bulletin · scoop · unfolding · dispatch · revelation · leak · bombshell · coverage

reporting

reporter

One who gathers news

editor · broadcaster · columnist · pundit · photojournalist · cameraman · bureau · beat · source · interview

media

press

Apply force downward

cable · television · radio · online · digital · print · social media · outlet · publication · channel

event

incident

A distinct event

affair · crisis · emergency · situation · scandal · tragedy · disaster · milestone · election · conflict

information

facts

Verifiable pieces of truth

advisories · alerts · dispatches · communiques · briefings · announcements · communications · messages · updates · developments

Categories
Opposites
temporal status

newsold news

Outdated information

yesterday's news · history · ancient history · the past · archives

information state

newsignorance

Absence of knowledge

unawareness · obliviousness · cluelessness · darkness · the unknown

disclosure status

newssecrecy

Practice of hiding information

concealment · suppression · cover-up · censorship · silence

Phrases
Family

new, newspaper, renew, renewal, newest, newly, fake news, renewed, newness

Familiarity
Top 500
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G