news update

Latest information broadcast

A news update is a brief report providing the latest information on a developing story or situation.

Updates typically follow earlier coverage, adding new details as events unfold: We interrupt this program for a news update.

The term also refers to regularly scheduled news summaries: Stay tuned for your hourly news update.

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