newscasts

Anchored television reports

Newscasts are broadcast news programs on television or radio.

The term combines news with broadcast, emphasizing the medium: The evening newscasts covered the earthquake extensively.

A single program is a newscast: We interrupt this newscast for breaking news.

broadcast

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

headlines · coverage · network · affiliate · ratings · correspondent · telecast · syndication · airtime · viewership

reporting

correspondent

Journalist covering distant events

headline · interview · scoop · story · remote · on-location · eyewitness · footage · segment · package

production

studio

Creative professional's workspace

lighting · camera · microphone · earpiece · cue · director · producer · editor · graphics · ticker

talent

anchor

Secures ships to seabed

reporter · correspondent · pundit · commentator · analyst · host · presenter · newsreader · substitute · desk

format

nightly

Occurring each evening

local · national · cable · network · rolling · recap · roundup · digest · summary · briefing

Categories
Opposites
program type/content purpose

newscastsentertainment shows

Broadcast programs for amusement

sitcoms · soap operas · game shows · dramas · comedies

information currency

newscastsarchives

Stored historical documents

historical records · reruns · retrospectives · time capsules · documentaries

information flow

newscastscensorship

Official content restriction

blackouts · news blackouts · cover-ups · suppression · propaganda

Family

newscaster, newscast, newscasters, newscasting

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