news cycle
Story turnover pace
A news cycle is the period during which a story dominates media attention before being displaced by the next.
Traditional news cycles followed daily rhythms—morning papers, evening broadcasts.
The 24-hour news cycle emerged with cable news, and internet media compressed cycles further.
The scandal dominated the news cycle for weeks.
In today's news cycle, stories can peak and fade within hours.
News gathering and dissemination
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- sourcePoint of origin
- investigationFormal examination of facts
fact-checking · beat · bureau · dispatch · dateline · newsgathering · editorial · inquiry
Secures ships to seabed
- telecastTransmitted television program
- networkInterconnected system
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- primetimeTelevision's highest-viewership period
ratings · airtime · cable · satellite · streaming · footage · live · bulletin
Coming apart suddenly
- scoopFirst-reported story
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- front-pageTop newspaper coverage
- bannerDisplayed strip with message
lead · splash · lede · alert · sensational · revelation · teaser · clickbait
journalism
News gathering and dissemination
- correspondentJournalist covering distant events
- coverageExtent of inclusion
- sourcePoint of origin
investigation · fact-checking · beat · bureau · dispatch · dateline · newsgathering · editorial · inquiry · corroboration
anchor
Secures ships to seabed
primetime · ratings · airtime · cable · satellite · streaming · footage · live · bulletin · syndication
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
- scoopFirst-reported story
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- front-pageTop newspaper coverage
banner · lead · splash · lede · alert · sensational · revelation · teaser · clickbait · above-the-fold
viral
Spreading quickly online
zeitgeist · hype · sensation · wave · movement · saturation · fatigue · outrage · amplification · algorithm
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
- currentDirected flow of charge
- latestMost recently arrived
- up-to-dateReflecting present knowledge
fresh · immediate · urgent · topical · relevant · recent · flash · update · bulletin · real-time
- mediatelevision, mass media, broadcasting, video, radio station
- newsheadlines, headline, viral content, hot topics, newsflash
- journalismreporters, interview, editors, student editors, school paper
- news mediadocumentary, article, press photo, journalist, photo essay
- newspapersheadlines, headline, articles, article, reporter
- presspress laws, free press, press cards, headline, press credentials
news cyclehistorical record
Preserved account of past
institutional memory · timeless · eternity · long-term memory · enduring legacy
news, cycle, newspaper, newsletter, newsworthy, newscaster, newscast, newsroom, newsprint