News vs Nonnews - What's the difference?
news | nonnews |
New information of interest.
Reports of current events broadcast via media such as newspapers or television.
(computing, internet) posts published on newsgroups
Not of or pertaining to news.
* 2001 , W Lance Bennett, Robert M Entman, Mediated politics: communication in the future of democracy?
As a noun news
is new information of interest.As an adjective nonnews is
not of or pertaining to news.news
English
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.
Derived terms
* bad news * good news * hard news * local news * national news * news agency * newsagent * news feature * newsflash * newsman * newspaper * newsreader * news report * news reporter * news station * news stream * no news is good news * slow news day * soft news * that's news to me * world news * breaking news * news feedStatistics
*nonnews
English
Adjective
(-)- ...one would be hard pressed to find any substantive topic covered in the news that has not also been the subject of ostensibly nonnews media.