news outlets

Where stories break

News outlets are organizations that gather and distribute news—newspapers, television networks, websites, radio stations.

The term emphasizes the channel through which information flows to the public: She pitched the story to several news outlets.

Outlet suggests a point of release, as if news pressure builds until it finds somewhere to escape.

Opposites
information source formality

news outletsrumors

Unconfirmed circulating stories

gossip · word of mouth · hearsay · underground press · samizdat

information directionality

news outletsuser-generated content

Material created by audiences

peer-to-peer networks · comment sections · message boards · forums · chat rooms

information purpose

news outletsstreaming services

On-demand video delivery platforms

advertising agencies · state media · corporate communications · press releases

Family

news, outlet

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