news item

Frequency: 7.620.1 per million words

a single report or story in a newspaper or on television or radio

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Examples (10)

  • There was a news item about drugs in the workplace.
  • Did you catch the news item on the latest scientific discovery?
  • The editor decided to make that controversial news item the main story.
  • I read a fascinating news item about ancient civilizations yesterday.
  • This morning's broadcast featured a positive news item on economic growth.
  • The journalist spent weeks investigating every detail of the news item.
  • Local residents were shocked by the news item reporting the factory closure.
  • She always skips the political section and goes straight to the human interest news items.
  • The documentary began with an archival news item from the 1960s.
  • According to a recent news item, unemployment rates have slightly decreased.