Definition

Noun: A news event is a single, specific occurrence or happening that is considered sufficiently important, interesting, or impactful to be reported by news media. It is a discrete incident that constitutes a piece of news.

Usage

The term "news event" is used to describe an incident that has attracted media attention and is being covered as a news story. It emphasizes the factual occurrence itself as the subject of reporting. - The press conference was the major news event of the day. - Journalists rushed to the scene of the news event. - The election result is always a significant news event.

Advanced Usage

• As a countable noun: It typically refers to individual, separate occurrences. One can speak of multiple "news events" happening in a week.
  • The network covered three major news events in its evening broadcast.

Variants and Related Words

• News (n): Information about recent events. While "news" is the broader report or information, a "news event" is the specific happening that generates that news.
• Event (n): A thing that happens, especially one of importance. A "news event" is a type of event deemed newsworthy.

Synonyms

• Newsworthy occurrence
• Reportable incident
• News story (though this can also refer to the report itself, not just the event)

Related Phrases

• Breaking news event: A news event that is happening or has just happened and is being reported with urgency.
  • The earthquake was a breaking news event that interrupted regular programming.
• Cover a news event: The act of reporting on it.
  • The reporter was assigned to cover the news event at the courthouse.

Noun

1. a newsworthy event