newscast
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Definition
- Noun:
- A broadcast of news or commentary on the news: A "newscast" is a scheduled radio or television program that reports current events, typically including news stories, commentary, and sometimes interviews or analysis.
Usage
- "Newscast" is a countable noun. It refers to a single, complete news program.
- It is typically used in the context of broadcast media (television and radio).
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Examples
- Noun:
- The anchor delivered the headlines at the start of the newscast.
- Major networks produce several newscasts each day.
- The local newscast focused on community events and weather.
Advanced Usage
- "to anchor/host a newscast": to be the main presenter of a news program.
- She anchors the flagship newscast for the network.
- "live newscast": a news program broadcast in real time as events are happening.
- The station interrupted regular programming for a live newscast about the storm.
- "newscast producer": the person responsible for the content and production of a news program.
- The newscast producer decides the order of the stories.
Variants and Related Words
- Newscaster (n): A person who reads the news on a broadcast; a news anchor.
- The newscaster has been with the station for twenty years.
- Newscasting (n): The activity or profession of presenting news broadcasts.
- He studied journalism and went into newscasting.
Synonyms
- News program: A scheduled broadcast of news.
- News bulletin: A short broadcast of important news, often interrupting other programs.
- Newscast is more specific than the general term news, which refers to the information itself.
Related Phrases
- Lead story of the newscast: The most important news item featured at the beginning of a broadcast.
- The election results were the lead story of the newscast.
- To tune in to a newscast: To watch or listen to a news broadcast.
- Millions of people tune in to the nightly newscast.
Noun
- a broadcast of news or commentary on the news