news alert
Urgent broadcast update
A news alert is a notification about breaking or significant news, typically delivered to phones, computers, or other devices as events unfold.
News organizations send alerts for major stories—elections, disasters, celebrity deaths—that warrant immediate attention.
I got a news alert about the earthquake while I was in a meeting.
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- updateNew version or information
- flashBrief burst of light
- headlineNews article title
urgent · notification · push notification · broadcast · scoop · ticker · exclusive · buzzing · push · instant · developing · developing story · wire · report · announcement · ping · red banner · deadline
- live broadcastlive broadcast, live stream, livestream, live feed, live video
- newsheadlines, headline, viral content, hot topics, newsflash
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- news medianewspaper, documentary, article, newscast, press photo
- announcementsannouncement, declaration, proclamation, pronouncement, statement
- bulletinsbulletin, bulletins, church bulletin, weather bulletin, newsletter
breaking vs. established information
news alertold news
Outdated information
retrospective · archival footage · yesterday's news · recap · news summary
news, alert, new, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal