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For other uses, see News (disambiguation).
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News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called "hard news" to differentiate it from soft media
A girl holding a newspaper with the headline: 'The Eagle Has Landed' – Two Men Walk on the Moon
An American girl holding The Washington Post newspaper about the first Moon landing – Apollo 11, July 21, 1969
Subject matters for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, economy, business, fashion, sport, entertainment, and the environment, as well as quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning royal ceremonies, laws, taxes, public health, and criminals, have been dubbed news since ancient times. Technological and social developments, often driven by government communication and espionage networks, have increased the speed with which news can spread, as well as influenced its conten
Throughout history, people have transported new information through oral means. Having developed in China over centuries, newspapers became established in Europe during the early modern period. In the 20th century, radio and television became an important means of transmitting news. Whilst in the 21st century, the internet has also begun to play a similar
The English word "news" developed in the 14th century as a special use of the plural form of "new". In Middle English, the equivalent word was news, like the French nouvelles. Similar developments are found in the Slavic languages – namely cognates from Corporation Novotel (from nov, "new"), Czech and Slovak noviny (from nový, "new"), the Polish nowiny (pronounced novel), the Bulgarian novini and Russian novosti – and likewise in the Celtic languages: the Welsh newyddion (from newydd) and the Cornish showdown (from notch.
Jessica Garretson Finch is credited with 2 Joining the phrase "current events" while
3 teaching at Barnard College in the 1890
( 4)As its name implies, "news" typically connotes the presentation of new information
[5] The newness of news gives it an uncertain quality which distinguishes it from the more careful investigations of history
Another corollary of the newness of news is that, as new technology enables new media to disseminate news more quickly, 'slower' forms of communication may move away from 'news' towards 'analysis'.[12]
Commodity
According to some theories, "news" is whatever the news industry sells.[13] Journalism, broadly understood along the same lines, is the act or occupation of collecting and providing news.[14][15] From a commercial perspective, news is simply one input, along with paper (or an electronic server) necessary to prepare a final product for distribution.[16] A news agency supplies this resource "wholesale" and publishers enhance it for retail.[17]
18 Most purveyors of news value impartiality, neutrality, and objectivity, despite the inherent difficulty of reporting without political bias.
[19] Perception of these values has changed greatly over time as sensationalized 'tabloid journalism' has risen in popularity. Michael Schudson has argued that before the era of World War I and the concomitant rise of propaganda, journalists were not aware of the concept of bias in reporting, let alone actively correcting for it.[20] News is also sometimes said to portray the truth, but this relationship is elusive and qualified.[21]
News values seem to be common across cultures. People seem to be interested in news to the extent that it has a big impact, describes conflicts, happens nearby, involves well-known people, and deviates from the norms of everyday
.[27] War is a common news topic, partly because it involves unknown events that could pose personal danger.[28]
History
Evidence suggests that cultures around the world have found a place for people to share stories about interesting new information. Among Zulus, Mongolians, Polynesians, and American Southerners, anthropologists have documented the practice of questioning travelers for news as a matter of priority.[29] Sufficiently important news would be repeated quickly and often, and could spread by word of mouth over a large geographic area.[30] Even as printing presses came into use in Europe, news for the general public often travelled orally via monks, travelers, town criers, etc.[31]
The news is also transmitted in public gathering places, such as the Greek forum and the Roman baths.
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