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News refers to reports of recent events or previously unknown information. It is distributed through various media, including newspapers, websites, social media, radio, and television. Journalism, the practice of collecting and distributing news, has evolved significantly from its origins in ancient Rome.12
Modern journalism encompasses both "hard news," which focuses on timely and consequential events like politics and economics, and "soft news," which tends to blend information with entertainment, often covering arts and celebrities. The rise of new media, particularly the internet and social media, has transformed how news is gathered, disseminated, and consumed, leading to increased audience participation and a faster news cycle. Ethical considerations, such as respecting privacy and minimizing harm, are crucial in news reporting.345
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- A.S. Abell
…to speed the transmission of news. In a historic “news beat,” the express delivered in Baltimore the news of the U.S. Army victory at Vera Cruz, Mexico, before the U.S. government had learned of it. Abell then sent word of the victory by telegram to President James K. Polk. He…
Read More…to speed the transmission of news. In a historic “news beat,” the express delivered in Baltimore the news of the U.S. Army victory at Vera Cruz, Mexico, before the U.S. government had learned of it. Abell then sent word of the victory by telegram to President James K. Polk. He…
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Edward R. MurrowTV work and McCarthy exposé…vice president in charge of news, education, and discussion programs. He returned to radio broadcasting in 1947 with a weeknight newscast. With Fred W. Friendly he produced Hear It Now, an authoritative hour-long weekly news digest, and moved on to television with a comparable series, See It Now. Murrow was…
Read More…vice president in charge of news, education, and discussion programs. He returned to radio broadcasting in 1947 with a weeknight newscast. With Fred W. Friendly he produced Hear It Now, an authoritative hour-long weekly news digest, and moved on to television with a comparable series, See It Now. Murrow was…
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Walter WinchellWinchell’s news reports, always very opinionated, brought him both admirers and detractors. But the reports interested millions of people, as did the Broadway idiom in which he wrote and spoke. He was viewed by authorities as one of the nation’s most prolific phrase-makers.
Read MoreWinchell’s news reports, always very opinionated, brought him both admirers and detractors. But the reports interested millions of people, as did the Broadway idiom in which he wrote and spoke. He was viewed by authorities as one of the nation’s most prolific phrase-makers.
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Agence France-PresseStressing rapid transmission of the news, Agence Havas established the first telegraph service in France in 1845. Between 1852 and 1919 the agency worked in close collaboration with an advertising firm, the Correspondance General Havas. Staff correspondents for the agency were stationed in many world capitals by the late 1800s.
Read MoreStressing rapid transmission of the news, Agence Havas established the first telegraph service in France in 1845. Between 1852 and 1919 the agency worked in close collaboration with an advertising firm, the Correspondance General Havas. Staff correspondents for the agency were stationed in many world capitals by the late 1800s.
Read More- Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
…the high quality of its news and public affairs programs. Headquarters are in Ottawa, Ont.
Read More…the high quality of its news and public affairs programs. Headquarters are in Ottawa, Ont.
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filmNewsreels and documentariesNews films, more than any other type of motion picture, depend on their timeliness. Hence, for all of its ability to show the actual world, the motion picture failed to provide genuine news until it did so by means of television. Too stale and infrequent…
Read MoreNews films, more than any other type of motion picture, depend on their timeliness. Hence, for all of its ability to show the actual world, the motion picture failed to provide genuine news until it did so by means of television. Too stale and infrequent…
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newsreelNewsreels were shown regularly, first in music halls between entertainment acts and later between the featured films in motion-picture theatres. Because spot news was expensive to shoot, newsreels covered expected events, such as parades, inaugurations, sport contests, bathing beauty contests, and residual news, such as…
Read MoreNewsreels were shown regularly, first in music halls between entertainment acts and later between the featured films in motion-picture theatres. Because spot news was expensive to shoot, newsreels covered expected events, such as parades, inaugurations, sport contests, bathing beauty contests, and residual news, such as…
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- Newsweek
newsmagazine based in New York, New York. It originated as a print publication in 1933 but briefly switched to an all-digital format in 2013–14.
Read Morenewsmagazine based in New York, New York. It originated as a print publication in 1933 but briefly switched to an all-digital format in 2013–14.
Read More - Time
…concise, and well-organized manner about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. With Hadden as editor and Luce as business manager, they brought out the first issue on March 3, 1923. Time’s format became standard for most other general newsmagazines, consisting of dozens of short…
Read More…concise, and well-organized manner about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. With Hadden as editor and Luce as business manager, they brought out the first issue on March 3, 1923. Time’s format became standard for most other general newsmagazines, consisting of dozens of short…
Read More - U.S. News & World Report
News & World Report, online newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C., from 1933. It is known for its annual lists of rankings and its special single-topic issues.
Read MoreNews & World Report, online newsmagazine published in Washington, D.C., from 1933. It is known for its annual lists of rankings and its special single-topic issues.
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newspaper…other regular times that provides news, views, features, and other information of public interest and that often carries advertising.
Read More…other regular times that provides news, views, features, and other information of public interest and that often carries advertising.
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history of publishingNewspaper publishing“A community needs news,” said the British author Dame Rebecca West, “for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going.” For William Randolph Hearst, one of America’s most important newspaper publishers, news was “what someone wants to stop you [from]…
Read More“A community needs news,” said the British author Dame Rebecca West, “for the same reason that a man needs eyes. It has to see where it is going.” For William Randolph Hearst, one of America’s most important newspaper publishers, news was “what someone wants to stop you [from]…
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The Boston Globe…of New England and local news, and to feature big headlines, especially on sensational stories of crime and catastrophe. Taylor laced the local and regional news as heavily as possible with subscribers’ names.
Read More…of New England and local news, and to feature big headlines, especially on sensational stories of crime and catastrophe. Taylor laced the local and regional news as heavily as possible with subscribers’ names.
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The New York Times…the world’s most widely read news publications.
Read More…the world’s most widely read news publications.
Read More- Saint Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis to wherever world news was being made. In domestic coverage it stressed accurate reporting and clear analysis. In its editorials the paper has consistently espoused minority-group causes and waged campaigns to eliminate social ills. It has clung to the independence declared at its founding, variously supporting Democrats or…
Read MoreLouis to wherever world news was being made. In domestic coverage it stressed accurate reporting and clear analysis. In its editorials the paper has consistently espoused minority-group causes and waged campaigns to eliminate social ills. It has clung to the independence declared at its founding, variously supporting Democrats or…
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- news agency
…that gathers, writes, and distributes news from around a nation or the world to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters, government agencies, and other users. It does not generally publish news itself but supplies news to its subscribers, who, by sharing costs, obtain services they could not otherwise afford. All…
Read More…that gathers, writes, and distributes news from around a nation or the world to newspapers, periodicals, radio and television broadcasters, government agencies, and other users. It does not generally publish news itself but supplies news to its subscribers, who, by sharing costs, obtain services they could not otherwise afford. All…
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…United Press, and the International News Service. The most significant outgrowth of the conflict, after two years, was the formation by the networks of their own news-gathering organizations. Public interest in news increased significantly with the events that led to World War II, and the networks’ news organizations gave the…
Read More…United Press, and the International News Service. The most significant outgrowth of the conflict, after two years, was the formation by the networks of their own news-gathering organizations. Public interest in news increased significantly with the events that led to World War II, and the networks’ news organizations gave the…
Read More - newspaper syndicate
Some newspapers with especially strong resources syndicate their own coverage, including news, to papers outside their own communities. Examples include the New York Times, with major resources in every news department, and the defunct Chicago Daily News, which was known for its foreign coverage. Papers sometimes…
Read MoreSome newspapers with especially strong resources syndicate their own coverage, including news, to papers outside their own communities. Examples include the New York Times, with major resources in every news department, and the defunct Chicago Daily News, which was known for its foreign coverage. Papers sometimes…
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fake news…deceptive stories presented as legitimate news content. Although exact definitions vary because of its various forms and purposes, fake news has existed for thousands of years, and its influence has been magnified by technological developments throughout history. While the phrase is often associated with the U.S. presidential election of 2016,…
Read More…deceptive stories presented as legitimate news content. Although exact definitions vary because of its various forms and purposes, fake news has existed for thousands of years, and its influence has been magnified by technological developments throughout history. While the phrase is often associated with the U.S. presidential election of 2016,…
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radioNewsNews was certainly a part of radio’s heyday; one of the first landmark broadcasts was on November 2, 1920, when KDKA in Pittsburgh signed on—from a makeshift studio in a garage—and an announcer read the returns of the presidential race between Warren G. Harding…
Read MoreNews was certainly a part of radio’s heyday; one of the first landmark broadcasts was on November 2, 1920, when KDKA in Pittsburgh signed on—from a makeshift studio in a garage—and an announcer read the returns of the presidential race between Warren G. Harding…
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