Definition

Noun: * Hard News: News reporting that focuses on serious, factual, and timely topics or events of broad public importance, such as politics, crime, disasters, economics, and international affairs. It is characterized by a straightforward, objective style that answers the questions of who, what, where, when, why, and how.

Usage

"Hard news" is an uncountable noun used to describe a category or style of journalism. It is typically contrasted with "soft news" or features. * It is used as the subject or object of a sentence. * It often appears in contexts discussing media, journalism, and news reporting.

Examples

• The front page of the newspaper is reserved for hard news about the election and the economic crisis.
• Many local television stations struggle to balance hard news with lighter entertainment stories.
• As a journalist, she prefers reporting hard news rather than writing human-interest features.
• The channel's commitment to hard news has earned it a reputation for seriousness.

Advanced Usage

• Hard-news (adjective form): Used attributively to describe a story, report, or outlet.
  • He is a hard-news reporter for a major network.
  • The magazine published a hard-news analysis of the conflict.

Variants and Related Words

• Soft News (n.): News that is less time-sensitive and focuses on lifestyle, entertainment, arts, and human-interest stories.
• News (n.): New information or reports about recent events.
• Journalism (n.): The activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast.
• Current Affairs (n.): Political, social, and economic events and issues that are important at the present time.

Synonyms

• Straight news
• Factual reporting
• Breaking news (specifically for very recent hard news)
• Investigative reporting (a specific, in-depth type of hard news)

Antonyms

• Soft news
• Features
• Entertainment news
• Human-interest stories

Related Phrases/Idioms

• News cycle: The time period during which a news story is reported and considered relevant, often driven by hard news events.
• News desk: The department in a newsroom responsible for coordinating hard news coverage.
• To break a story: To be the first to report a piece of hard news.

Noun

1. news that deals with serious topics or events