news article

Journalism in print

A news article is a piece of journalism reporting on current events, typically published in newspapers, magazines, or online.

News articles follow conventions—headlines, factual leads, attributed sources—that distinguish them from opinion pieces or editorials.

I read a news article about the election results.

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objectivity vs. opinion

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Publication's official viewpoint article

opinion piece · op-ed · column · commentary · polemic

factual vs. fictional content

news articleshort story

Brief prose fiction

fiction · novel · fairy tale · fake news · fabrication

timeliness

news articleencyclopedia entry

Informational piece in reference book

historical account · textbook · old news · ancient history · history book

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