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Newsnight

Newsnight

9 5.6
A British TV show that reports news and discusses current affairs
  • proper noun
  • Literature
translation icon : Newsnight
  • Apart from their Pyrrhic victory over Tony Newberry, the row over the Newsnight programme is getting worse and worse.
  • BBC Newsnight
  • Newsnight economics editor

They were part of ABBC Newsnight documentary, which was ironically called to Hellenbach.

Examples

  • The Jimmy Savile case turned into a study of why Newsnight didn't report on the story.

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  • Only this week, it seems that the BBC bottled yet another Newsnight investigation, one that would have named a major political figure.

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  • Indeed, Newsnight, or at least Newsnight as it used to be, was one of them.

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  • "Early in his career, he also worked as a more junior editor at Newsnight.

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  • "At the core of the question about the Newsnight piece on north Wales is a question about the quality of journalism...

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  • I was director general of the BBC, and I cannot recall a single Newsnight item ever being referred to me in 8 years.

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  • An internal BBC probe is currently looking at what led to the Newsnight decision to drop the Savile report.

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  • None of this excuses Newsnight and its journalistic failures.

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  • Panorama staff are rejoicing at getting one over their rivals at Newsnight.

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  • Tonight at 10 PM, BBC will air a new episode of Newsnight that explores recent political events.

Synonyms

news
vsNewsnight
  • Literature
1.0

A radio or TV program that reports and talks about current events

is specifically a British evening programme rather than any broadcast time
Nightline
vsNewsnight
  • Literature
304 4.8

A late-night TV show with news, interviews, and discussion

is broadcast in the evening rather than late at night in Britain
newscast
vsNewsnight
  • Literature
95 2.9

A TV or radio program that presents the news

is an ongoing British evening series rather than a single bulletin
news show
vsNewsnight
  • Literature
27 1.0

A TV or radio program that reports current events and includes interviews and discussion

is scheduled for evening viewing in Britain
news program
vsNewsnight
  • Literature
25 1.9

A television or radio show that reports current events

is usually broadcast in the evening in Britain
television news
vsNewsnight
  • Literature
21 1.0

TV programs that report recent events and give updates

is a specific British evening edition of such broadcasts

How Informative

documentary
337 2.7
Newsnight
  • Literature
9 5.6
news program
  • Literature
25 1.9
infotainment
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4 5.3
talk show
268 2.5
entertainment
858 2.1

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Newsnight = news + night (transparent) = news + night

The program title is a direct compound of 'news' + 'night' and clearly signals a news broadcast occurring at night.

Etymology

Newsnight combines news and night, literally 'news' shown at 'night', so the name helps you remember it is a TV show with news and discussion in the evening.