Word Focus 3

 

1.     News = information about something that has happened recently

2.     News agency = an organization that collects news stories and supplies them to newspapers, radio, and television

3.     News Blackout = a period of time when news about a particular event is not allowed to be reported: # The Indian government has imposed a news blackout.

4.     News bulletin = a very short news programme on radio or television, broadcast suddenly in the middle of another programme when something very important has happened [= newsflash British English]

5.     News conference = a meeting at which someone, especially someone famous or important, speaks to people who work for newspapers or news programmes

6.     News release = an official statement giving information to the newspapers, radio, and television [= press release]: #  The University has issued a news release announcing the results of their experiments.

Source: Longman Dic