news

Definition of news in English English dictionary: New information of interest
That's news to me.; Reports of current events broadcast via media such as newspapers or television
Did you listen to the news tonight?.; {n} fresh accounts of transactions; The Internet protocol for retrieving files from an Internet news service You can create news hyperlinks (news: //) in the FrontPage Editor; Something strange or newly happened; Another name for Usenet and/or the name of the messages carried by Usenet; Usenet news can generally be thought of as public e-mail as that is generally the way it behaves In reality, it is implemented by different software and is often accessed by different programs Different newsgroups adhere to different topics, and some are "moderated", meaning that humans will try to manually remove off-topic posts, especially spam Most established newsgroups have a FAQ, and people are strongly encouraged to read the FAQ prior to posting; new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome"; Press Releases - Alliance Data Link - I2 Newswire Archives; a distribution system (Nikkei Economic Data Wire Service) that feeds broadcast and online services; A term often used to denote USENET news, a popular forum for discussion on the Internet; News is a system for exchanging related public messages across the Internet News is organized into topic-related newsgroups When a URL points to a location that starts with news: //, the URL is pointing to a newsgroup Note that not all br owsers support a news interface; The Internet protocol for retrieving files from an Internet news service (Usenet Newsgroups); Uses the Network News Transport Protocol to access an NNTP (Usenet News) Server It is the browser that determines which NNTP server to use The format of the NEWS URL is different For example: news: rec humor allows the reader to access the newsgroup rec humor; The Internet protocol for retrieving files from an Internet newsgroup You can create news hyperlinks (news: //) in FrontPage; {i} report of recent events; information about previously unknown facts; people or events that are currently of interest; Synonymous with Usenet news, or sometimes just Usenet; InfoWorld: IDC: Pain relief will drive tech opportunities: March 20, 2003: By Scarlet Pruitt: Web services Microsoft quits web services group after two days; A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper; News is information that is published in newspapers and broadcast on radio and television about recent events in the country or world or in a particular area of activity. Foreign News is on Page 16 We'll also have the latest sports news The announcement was made at a news conference Those are some of the top stories in the news; new information of any kind; "it was news to me"; a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night"; If you say that someone or something is news, you mean that they are considered to be interesting and important at the moment, and that people want to hear about them on the radio and television and in newspapers. A murder was big news If you are a celebrity, you are headline news; Another name for newsgroups Also "Netnews," "USENET," or "Usenet "; Sites developed for the distribution of recent happenings These may be offshoots of established news operations, or developed specifically for online news; A type of Usenet newsgroup that contains discussions about newsgroups themselves, such as news announce newusers (announcements of interest to new users) Also used to refer to the Usenet itself; If you say that something is bad news, you mean that it will cause you trouble or problems. If you say that something is good news, you mean that it will be useful or helpful to you. The drop in travel is bad news for the airline industry This new attitude is good news to AIDS activists; 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"; The Internet protocol for retrieving files from an Internet news service; Protocol for presenting Internet newsgroup articles (used by Usenet newsgroups); the protocol used by Usenet news groups; The Internet protocol for retrieving files from an Internet newsgroup You can create news hyperlinks (news: //) in the FrontPage Editor; A decentralised information system that is broken up into thousands of groups devoted to almost any topic you can think of Users of the news system can read posted information and also post their own contributions; information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated"; The Internet protocol for retrieving files from an Internet newsgroup You can create news hyperlinks (news//) in FrontPage; new information about specific and timely events; "they awaited news of the outcome" new information of any kind; "it was news to me" information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated; News software refers to Usenet news, please see Usenet news; Generic term for information transported on the Internet using the NNTP (Network News Transport Protocol) Often used to distinguish news from mail; If you say that something is news to you, you mean that you did not previously know what you have just been told, especially when you are surprised or annoyed about it. I'd certainly tell you if I knew anything, but I don't. What you're saying is news to me. Cable News Network Illustrated London News New York Daily News Newport News news agency news service U.S. News & World Report; The news is a television or radio broadcast which consists of information about recent events in the country or the world. I heard all about the bombs on the news. the six o'clock news; A report of recent occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence; News is information about a recently changed situation or a recent event. We waited and waited for news of him They still haven't had any news about when they'll be able to go home I wish I had better news for you He's thrilled to bits at the news; Today's headlines Top headlines Opinion more COMMUNITY & TOOLS : Messages Boards Newsletters Free Email LEGAL SUBJECTS : Employment Business Constitutional Family more RESOURCES : LawCrawler Dictionary Forms & Letters Find A Lawyer DIRECTORY : Malaysian Government International Resources more; n Sun Microsystem Inc 's Network Extensible Windowing System, an obsolete desktop metaphor User Interface manager, superceded by OpenWindows, which in turn has been replaced by OSF/Motif After DEC and IBM adopted MIT's X Windowing System and funded the OSF to write Motif, Sun saw it's Postscript-based NeWS relegated to proprietary status, with only minor UNIX Workstation players like Sony and AT&T licensing it Sun then adopted X but opted to write their own Window Manager and high level API for it, called OpenWindows; information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated; sanctuary; skeet; articles
news agencies: plural form of news agency
news agency: An organisation that gathers and distributes news
news anchor: A presenter of news broadcasts
news anchors: plural form of news anchor
news channel: a television channel dedicated to news, often operating continuously
news conference: press conference
news correspondent: A person who sends audio or visual reports to radio or television stations
news correspondent: A person who supplies news to a newspaper or a magazine; journalist
news hole: The amount of space in a newspaper or broadcast news show that remains for journalism after advertising has been place; the amount of content a news provider needs to create in every publishing cycle
The news hole just keeps shrinking. Soon, the paper will be just ads.
news media: All the various forms of communicating news to the public collectively
news medias: plural form of news media
news presenter: An anchorman or anchorwoman in a news program, a news anchor
news presenters: plural form of news presenter
news ticker: Any device for displaying incoming news stories
My new cell phone has a news ticker feature.
news ticker: A device, used primarily in the 20th century, which printed out incoming news stories on paper tape
news tickers: plural form of news ticker
news-media: Attributive form of news media, noun
news program: (Televizyon) A program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary, news program, news show, news
news programme: (Televizyon) A program devoted to current events, often using interviews and commentary, news program, news show, news
News of the World: a British tabloid newspaper sold every Sunday, and which prints shocking articles about famous people, especially about their relationships and sexual experiences. It sells more copies than any other British newspaper
news agency: A news agency is an organization that gathers news stories from a particular country or from all over the world and supplies them to journalists. A correspondent for Reuters news agency says he saw a number of demonstrators being beaten. An organization that provides news coverage to subscribers, as to newspapers or periodicals. Also called press agency, press association. an organization that collects news stories and supplies them to newspapers, radio, and television. or news service or wire service Organization that gathers, writes, and distributes news to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters, government agencies, and other users. It does not publish news itself but supplies news to subscribers, who, by sharing costs, obtain services they could not otherwise afford. All the mass media depend on agencies for the bulk of the news they carry. Some agencies focus on special subjects or on a local area or nation. Many news agencies are cooperatives, with members providing news from their area to a pool for general use. The largest news agencies are United Press International, Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse
news agency: an agency to collects news reports for newspapers and distributes it electronically
news agency: agency that collects and distributes news to newspapers (and television stations, etc.)
news article: an article reporting news
news blackout: a period of time when news about a particular event is not allowed to be reported
news broadcast: transferring of the news of the day by radio or television
news broadcaster: one who gathers and reports news on television
news bulletin: a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
news conference: {i} press conference; meeting where information is given to reporters
news conference: The live dissemination of news information by an organisation to invited media The format is usually a presentation of information by the organisation followed by a question and answer session
news conference: A news conference is a meeting held by a famous or important person in which they answer journalists' questions. = press conference. a meeting at which someone, especially someone famous or important, speaks to people who work for newspapers or news programmes = press conference
news conference: a conference at which press and tv reporters ask questions of a politician or other celebrity
news conference: a formal gathering where journalists will have, in one location, various spokespersons presenting new information and action plans Questions and answers, individual interviews follow the formal presentation
news conference: an event where people make themselves available in a formal manner to reporters who wish to question them
news edition: edition containing the news
news editor: person who edits the news for newspapers (or radio/television stations, etc.)
news event: a newsworthy event
news feed: flow of news, supply of ongoing updates of a newsgroup on the Internet
news flash: hot and/or brief newsworthy item
news item: {i} item in a newspaper
news item: an item in a newspaper
news network: network that reports the news to the public (via television, radio, etc.)
news photography: photography of newsworthy events
news program: a program devoted to news; "we watch the 7 o'clock news every night
news release: A written communication sent to all news media Also known as a press release
news release: A prewritten story about a company that is sent to the various media
news release: A news release is a written statement about a matter of public interest which is given to the press by an organization concerned with the matter. In a news release, the company said it had experienced severe financial problems. A prepared publicity or news announcement; a handout. an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, and television = press release
news release: An announcement of a new book or a new product sent to a news organization for publication
news release: The primary medium used to deliver public relations messages to the media
news release: A brief written statement prepared following the format of the news release
news release: {i} press release, statement or announcement or other newsworthy item provided to the press or the media (provided by government agency, company, organization, etc.)
news release: News and features about the Army, released to the civilian media so that the public can assess the Army's readiness and capabilities News releases may be initiated by Army public affairs practitioners, or they may be generated by inquiries from the media News releases may not violate SAPP rules, host nation sensitivities, Freedom of Information Act or Privacy Act regulations
news section: section in a newspaper that contains the news (as opposed to the entertainment section or any other section)
news server: newsgroup server, computer which holds the latest messages in newsgroups on the Internet
news story: an article reporting news
news update: addition of new information to a news broadcast, providing of new information about a news story
news-sheet: A news-sheet is a small newspaper that is usually printed and distributed in small quantities by a local political or social organization. a small newspaper with only a few pages
news-stand: {i} stand for selling newspapers
New York Daily News: Morning daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. It was founded in 1919 by Joseph Medill Patterson and his cousin Robert McCormick as a subsidiary of the Tribune Co. of Chicago. The first successful tabloid-format newspaper in the U.S., it quickly attracted a large readership with sensational coverage of crime, scandal, and violence; it also included lurid photographs, cartoons, and entertainment features. It was an early user of wirephotos and developed a large staff of photographers. In 1993 it was bought by Mortimer B. Zuckerman
New York Daily News: daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City (USA)
Newport News: An independent city of southeast Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads north-northwest of Norfolk. Settled c. 1620, it gained economic importance with the beginning of its shipbuilding industry in the 1880s. Population: 170,045. City (pop., 2000: 180,150) and port of entry, southeastern Virginia, U.S., at the mouth of the James River. The site was settled in 1621 by 50 colonists from Ireland. It was incorporated as a city in 1896 and was an important embarkation point in both World Wars. With Norfolk and Portsmouth, it constitutes the Port of Hampton Roads. It is the site of one of the largest shipyards in the world, producing luxury liners, aircraft carriers, and nuclear-powered submarines
Newport News: {i} port city located in Virginia (USA) famous for its large shipyards
newport news: a port city in southeastern Virginia at the mouth of the James River off Hampton Roads; large shipyards
Job's news: Very bad news
bad news: News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events
One of the rules of journalism is that news from Africa is always bad news.
bad news: An irritating, troublesome or harmful person, situation or thing
Many are warning Spears that he is bad news and is trying to use her.
breaking news: News that has either just happened or is currently happening. Breaking news articles may contain incomplete information, factual errors, or poor editing because of a rush to publication
good news: News (new information) of pleasant, fortunate, or happy events
good news: The message of Jesus concerning the salvation of the faithful (as elaborated in the Gospels)
hard news: Factual reportage of events which are socially or politically significant and of a serious nature, as opposed to the reporting of entertaining, humorous, or gossipy accounts of relatively inconsequential events
Ed Bradley, who died yesterday of leukemia at age 65, . . . covered hard news and soft features with equal commitment, grace and skill, and many of his stories and interviews were impossible to forget.
no news is good news: A lack of information about a situation suggests that nothing bad has happened
rolling news: a 24 hour, continuously updated news service on radio or television
no news is good news: it's better not to hear anything than to hear bad news
breaking news: Breaking news describes, in television, an interruption of scheduled programming in order to report the latest details of a current event