Definition

1. Noun:
   • A television broadcast of news: "television news" refers to news programs or bulletins that are broadcast on television, providing audiovisual reports on current events, typically including video footage, live reports, and commentary from anchors and correspondents.

Usage

• As a subject: "Television news" often serves as the subject of a sentence, describing the medium or specific program.
• As an object: It can be the object of a verb, indicating what someone watches, produces, or critiques.
• With modifiers: It is commonly used with adjectives (e.g., "local television news," "national television news") or in prepositional phrases (e.g., "on television news") to specify type or context.

Examples

• Noun:
  • I watch the television news every evening at six. (This describes the regular activity of watching a scheduled news program on TV.)
  • The credibility of television news has been questioned. (This refers to the institution or medium of televised news reporting in a general sense.)
  • That story was the lead item on all the television news broadcasts. (This specifies news content featured as the main story across different TV news programs.)

Advanced Usage

• "the television news": When used with the definite article "the," it often refers to a specific, regular news program or broadcast (e.g., the 6 o'clock news) or to the concept of televised news as a whole in a given context.
  • We saw the report on the television news last night.
• Without article: When used more generically, it can refer to the format or medium.
  • Television news relies heavily on visuals.

Variants and Related Words

• Newscast (n): A single broadcast of a news program on radio or television. This is a more specific synonym for a television news program.
  • The evening newscast covered the election results.
• News bulletin (n): A short news report, often interrupting regular programming.
• Broadcast news (n): A broader term encompassing news distributed via radio and television.

Synonyms

• Newscast: A news program broadcast on television or radio.
• News program: A scheduled show devoted to reporting news.

Related Phrases

• News anchor / News presenter: The person who hosts a television news program.
• News desk: The area in a studio from which the news is presented.
• Breaking news: Urgent, newly received news that interrupts scheduled programming.

Noun

1. a television broadcast of news