Definition

1. Noun:
   • Information about recent events: "News" refers to reports or accounts of current happenings, developments, or events considered of interest to the public.
   • A broadcast or publication reporting such information: "News" can also refer to a regular television or radio program, or a section of a publication, devoted to reporting current events.
   • Newly received or noteworthy information: In a general sense, "news" means any information that is previously unknown to the hearer.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • I heard the good news about your promotion.
  • The evening news reported on the election results.
  • Have you had any news from your family?
  • That's old news; everyone already knows about it.

Advanced Usage

• "to break the news": to be the first to inform someone about something, often something difficult or unpleasant.
  • The doctor had to break the bad news to the patient's family.
• "no news is good news": an idiom meaning that if one has not heard any information about a situation, it is likely that nothing bad has happened.
  • We haven't heard from the expedition team, but no news is good news.
• "to be news": to be considered interesting or important enough to be reported as news.
  • The scandal was big news for weeks.

Variants and Related Words

• Newscast (n): a radio or television broadcast of news reports.
  • The 10 o'clock newscast is the most popular.
• Newsworthy (adj): sufficiently interesting to be reported as news.
  • The discovery was deemed newsworthy by all major networks.
• Newsroom (n): the office or area in a newspaper or broadcasting company where news is processed and written.
• Newsletter (n): a bulletin issued periodically to the members of a society, business, or organization.

Synonyms

• Report: an account given of a particular matter.
• Information: facts provided or learned about something.
• Bulletin: a short official statement or broadcast summary of news.
• Tidings (archaic/literary): news; information.

Related Phrases

• News flash / News bulletin: a single important item of news broadcast urgently and often interrupting other programs.
  • We interrupt this program for a news flash.
• News agency: an organization that collects and distributes news stories to newspapers, magazines, and broadcasters.
• News cycle: the time period during which a news story is considered relevant for reporting.

Related Idioms

• Bad news travels fast: unpleasant or unfortunate information spreads quickly.
  • I can't believe you already heard about the mistake—bad news travels fast.
• That's news to me: an expression used to indicate that the information just mentioned is surprising and previously unknown to the speaker.
  • They're getting a divorce? That's news to me!

Noun

1. the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported in news bulletins
   • the judge conceded the newsworthiness of the trial
   • he is no longer news in the fashion world
2. informal information of any kind that is not previously known to someone
   • it was news to me
3. a program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary
   • we watch the 7 o'clock news every night
4. information reported in a newspaper or news magazine
   • the news of my death was greatly exaggerated
5. information about recent and important events
   • they awaited news of the outcome