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news outlet

news outlet

30 3.0
An organization like a newspaper or TV station that gives information about recent events to people
  • noun
  • /nuːz ˈaʊt.lɛt/
  • Literature
translation icon : medio informativo
  • Mabrouka was working for a German news outlet at the time and was subject to the media censure as well.
  • major news outlets
  • local news outlets
  • different news outlets

And she's appeared all over the place as a commentator for news outlets like NBC, CBS and CNN.

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Examples

  • During the crisis, every news outlet reported the latest developments to keep the public informed.

  • Here is a mainstream, respectable news outlet providing thorough, objective coverage of the case.

    Blog text (3)
  • Please go to our government and news outlets for more information.

  • I want him on every news outlet we have.

  • It's on all of the national news outlets.

  • We're a very small online news outlet.

  • We need to involve the real news outlets.

  • All news outlets will be covering this.

  • Every news outlet in the world is looking for coverage on this.

  • Many prominent news outlets, including CNN and the Washington Post, reported on the list.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

newspaper
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
629 1.0

A company that makes and sends out a printed paper

is a general platform term covering many media types not just print
news organization
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
69 2.7

A company or group that finds and shares reports about events with the public

is the more general name for any platform providing information to the public
news agency
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
29 2.5

An organization that gathers news and sends it to newspapers and TV stations

focuses on platforms that serve the public directly not mainly other publishers
wire service
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
13 3.9

A company that collects news and sends it to newspapers or TV stations

usually refers to public-facing platforms rather than wholesale distribution services
newsmagazine
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
4 3.1

A program on TV, radio, or in print that reports news in detail

is used for general providers rather than in-depth or feature formats
press agency
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
1 4.0

A group that collects news and sends it to newspapers, TV, and websites

serves the public directly not only by supplying content to other organizations
press association
vsnews outlet
  • Literature
1 3.9

An organization that gathers and sends news to newspapers and other media

focuses on public platforms instead of mainly feeding other publishers

How Wide

news outlet
  • Literature
30 3.0
to blog
  • Texting
132 3.0

Surface Forms

news outlet singular
news outlets plural

Morphology

news + outlet

The meaning 'an organization or platform that provides news' is directly derivable from combining 'news' (reported information) with 'outlet' (a channel or means for releasing or distributing something). This noun+noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

News outlet comes from the idea of an outlet, a place where something 'flows out', like water from a pipe. Imagine news 'flowing out' to people. So a news outlet means a place or company that gives news to people.