newsˈcaster noun

1. A person who presents newscasts or telecasts
2. A machine which gives a changing display of news headlines, etc

newsˈcasting noun

news conference noun

A press conference

newsˈdealer noun (US)

A newsagent

news desk noun

The department of a newspaper office or broadcasting studio that gathers and reports news

news fiction see faction²

news'flash noun

A brief preliminary dispatch about news just becoming known

newsˈgirl see newsboy above.

newsˈgroup noun (computing)

A group that exchanges views and information by means of the Internet

newsˈhawk or newsˈhound noun (joc)

A reporter in search of news for eg a newspaper

newsˈletter noun

1. A sheet of news supplied to members of a particular group or locality
2. Orig a written or printed letter containing news sent by an agent to subscribers, the predecessor of the newspaper

news magazine or newsˈmagazine noun

A magazine, or radio or television broadcast, which discusses and comments on the news as well as reporting it

newsˈman or newsˈwoman noun

1. A bringer, collector or writer of news
2. A seller of newspapers

newsˈmonger noun (old)

1. A person who deals in news
2. A person who spends much time in hearing and telling news, a gossip

newsˈpaper noun

1. A collection of folded printed sheets of paper published periodically (usu daily or weekly) for circulating news, etc
2. The paper on which such a publication is printed

newsˈpaperdom noun

newsˈpaperism noun

newsˈpaperman or newsˈpaperwoman noun

A journalist

newsˈprint noun

1. Inexpensive paper for printing newspapers on
2. Loosely, ink used for printing newspapers

newsˈreader noun

A person who reads news on radio or television

newsˈreel noun

A film showing, or a programme commenting on, news items

newsˈroom noun

1. A reading-room with newspapers, eg in a library
2. A room, etc where news is made ready for a newspaper, newscast, etc

newsˈ-sheet noun

A printed sheet of news, esp an early form of newspaper

newsˈ-stand noun

A street stall for the sale of newspapers

newsˈ-theatre noun (old)

A cinema showing chiefly newsreels

newsˈtrade noun

The business of newsagents

newsˈ-value noun

Interest to the general public as news

newsˈvendor noun

A street seller of newspapers

newsˈwire noun

A teleprinter which transmits news stories as they occur and up-to-the minute stock market results, etc

newswoman see newsman above.

newsˈ-writer noun

A reporter or writer of news