news channel

Current events source

A news channel is a television or streaming service devoted to news coverage, typically broadcasting continuously.

Some focus on breaking news and current events; others emphasize commentary and political analysis.

She keeps the news channel on all day.

The term sometimes carries connotations of partisan slant: Which news channel you watch says a lot about your politics.

content

headline

News article title

update · ticker · bulletin · weather · sports · politics · investigative report · exclusive · feature · human interest

broadcast

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

  • studioCreative professional's workspace
  • telecastTransmitted television program
  • airtimeScheduled transmission period

cable · satellite · network · primetime · ratings · schedule · commercial · livestream · transmission · signal

presentation

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

desk · graphics · chyron · intro · outro · theme music · logo · branding · set design · lighting

journalism

journalist

News profession practitioner

producer · editor · bureau · source · scoop · leak · press · byline · dateline · investigation

discussion

debate

Formal argument on issues

analyst · expert · guest · interview · roundtable · talking head · partisan · spin · talking points · crossfire

viewership

ratings

Evaluative scores assigned

share · Nielsen · reach · engagement · loyalty · trust · cord-cutting · streaming · live audience · primetime

Categories
Opposites
content purpose

news channelcomedy channel

TV station for laughs

sports channel · drama channel

editorial stance

news channelstate media

Government-run news organizations

Family

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