Broadcast vs News - What's the difference?
broadcast | news |
(senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions
transmitted, signalled, or communicated via radio waves or electronic means
relating to transmissions of messages or signals via radio waves or electronic means
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A transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver.
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A programme (show, bulletin, documentary, and so on) so transmitted.
(dated) The act of scattering seed.
To transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means
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To transmit a message over a wide area
To appear as speaker, presenter or performer in a broadcast program
(archaic) To sow seeds over a wide area
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To send an email in a single transmission to a (typically large) number of people
(broadcast)
New information of interest.
Reports of current events broadcast via media such as newspapers or television.
(computing, internet) posts published on newsgroups
As nouns the difference between broadcast and news
is that broadcast is a transmission of a radio or television programme aired to be received by anyone with a receiver while news is (latest) news.As an adjective broadcast
is (senseid)cast or scattered widely, in all directions.As a verb broadcast
is to transmit a message or signal via radio waves or electronic means.broadcast
English
Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* widespreadAntonyms
* narrowcastNoun
(en noun)Antonyms
* narrowcastVerb
Synonyms
* airAntonyms
* narrowcastnews
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Noun
(wikipedia news) (en-noun)- Is there any news about the storm?
- That was not much news in the press release.
- Did you listen to the news tonight?
- The news is that Mr. Jones died yesterday from cancer.
