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newsgathering

newsgathering

1 3.7
Relating to collecting information for news reporting
  • adjective
  • /ˈnjuːzˌɡæðərɪŋ/
  • Literature
: de recopilación de noticias
  • Modern newsgathering methods rely heavily on digital communication and social media.

Examples

  • The station invested in advanced newsgathering technology to cover breaking events more effectively.

  • The newsgathering team worked late into the night to verify the story's details.

  • The newsgathering process is crucial for journalists.

  • Effective newsgathering requires good communication skills.

  • The station invested in advanced newsgathering technology to cover breaking events more effectively.

  • Modern newsgathering methods rely heavily on digital communication and social media.

  • The newsgathering team worked late into the night to verify the story's details.

Synonyms

journalistic
vsnewsgathering
  • Literature
73 4.1

About news work and how people report events

is focused on specific activity, tools, and processes used to collect information
reportorial
vsnewsgathering
  • Literature
2 7.5

Writing or speech that gives facts like a news report

is broader, covering tools and processes for collecting information, not only reporter methods

Surface Forms

newsgathering positive

Morphology

newsgathering = news + gathering (transparent) = news + gather + ing

The word is a direct compound meaning the gathering of news, and the meaning follows standard English compounding rules.

Etymology

Newsgathering as an adjective uses the same parts: news ('new things') and gathering ('collecting'), and so it describes tools, methods, or activities that are for collecting information for news reports.