newsflashes
Urgent broadcast updates
Newsflashes are brief announcements of breaking news, typically interrupting regular programming on radio or television.
The term suggests urgency and importance—information that can't wait for the scheduled broadcast.
In casual speech, newsflash is often sarcastic, introducing something obvious: Newsflash: the sky is blue.
Brief public announcement
- headlineNews article title
- scoopFirst-reported story
- exclusiveLimited to one group
- alertWarning or watchfulness
update · dispatch · announcement · revelation · story · development · exposé · leak
Coming apart suddenly
- immediateHappening without delay
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- rapidMoving with haste
- alertWarning or watchfulness
alarm · crisis · emergency · interruption · time-sensitive · pressing · critical · developing
Transmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
- reportersThose who gather news
anchors · correspondents · networks · press · ticker · crawler · notification · push alert
bulletin
Brief public announcement
alert · update · dispatch · announcement · revelation · story · development · exposé · leak · communique
breaking
Coming apart suddenly
alert · alarm · crisis · emergency · interruption · time-sensitive · pressing · critical · developing · unfolding
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- journalismNews gathering and dissemination
reporters · anchors · correspondents · networks · press · ticker · crawler · notification · push alert · social media
summary
Condensed account of essentials
digest · recap · synopsis · abstract · highlight · overview · soundbite · capsule · brief · ticker
politics
Governmental power struggles
- world affairsInternational political happenings
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- electionsFormal choosing of officials
scandal · conflict · disaster · economy · diplomacy · protest · terrorism · pandemic · celebrity · sports
newsflashesold news
Outdated information
yesterday's news · archives · retrospectives · historical records · back issues
newsflashessitcoms
Humorous television series
infomercials · documentaries · reruns · dramas · talk shows
newsflashesarchival footage
Preserved historical recordings
historical accounts · obituaries · memoirs · yesterday's news · cold cases