In uncountable|lang=en terms the difference between newsreel and footage
is that newsreel is (uncountable) the genre of such films while footage is (uncountable) an amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
As nouns the difference between newsreel and footage
is that newsreel is (countable) a short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence while footage is (uncountable) an amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
newsreel
English
Noun
(
wikipedia newsreel)
(countable) A short film containing news or current affairs; especially one of several shown in sequence.
(uncountable) The genre of such films.
footage
English
Noun
(uncountable) An amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
:* The footage we shot of the riot yesterday got ruined.
A measurement in feet.
Derived terms
* found footage