non-news
noun[U]
(alsononnews)uk/ˌnɒnˈnjuːz/us/ˌnɑːnˈnuːz/something that is notnewsor notworthbeingreportedasnews:
Thecelebrities' 72-hourmarriagewas non-news, theweddingajokeperformedmerelyas apublicrelationsstunt.
Thefrontpagewasfullof non-news and nousefulinformation.
- Thestorywas apieceof non-news thatprovidednoinsightinto the governor'sstanceon theissue.
- Thegossipsitegushedover the non-news that the twostarswerespottedgettingcoffeetogether.
Tedious and uninspiring
- anonymous
- banal
- basic
- be (as) dull as ditchwateridiom
- bland
- lifelessness
- marginal
- marmoreal
- meh
- menial
- slow
- soulless
- spinach
- staid
- stale
- staleness
- stuffy
- tame
- turgid
- worthy
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News reporting & the press
non-news
adjective[before noun]
(alsononnews)uk/ˌnɒnˈnjuːz/us/ˌnɑːnˈnuːz/consisting of orconcernedwith things that are notnews:
Theradiostationplaysjazzandclassicalmusicandairsother non-newsprogrammingon theweekends.
Shewona Top Photographerawardin thecategoryof non-newsphotography.
- The mostpopularsectionsof thepaperare the non-newssectionslike thecomicsand thecrosswordpuzzle.
- The non-newsstaffat thepaperincludedthepressoperatorsand theofficemanagers.
News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- breaking news
- bury the ledeidiom
- citizen journalism
- correspondent
- dispatch
- hot off the pressidiom
- investigative journalism
- investigative journalist
- journalism
- journalist
- journalistic
- photojournalist
- press baron
- press conference
- press gallery
- scoop
- spoiler
- the Associated Press
- the Press Association
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Broadcasting: programmes & other broadcasts