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news show

news show

27 1.0
A TV or radio program that reports current events and includes interviews and discussion
  • noun
  • /nuːz ʃoʊ/
  • Literature
translation icon : informativo
  • During the news show, the reporter interviewed a local official about the recent changes in the law.
  • television news show

Why would the host of a satirical news show cover Donald Trump?

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Examples

  • Many viewers tune in to their favorite news show for updates on current affairs.

  • So I decided to try doing just a news show and doing it every other day.

  • Look, our news shows and our opinion shows are very different.

  • But we are a news show.

  • One of the weekend news shows did a story on the Red Cross.

    Blog text (26)
  • OK, how many of you get most of your news from network news shows and daily newspapers?

  • In Spain, all of the TV news shows on Tuesday led with the U.S. elections.

    Blog text (20)
  • What's Good is a weekly news show strictly about good news.

  • She has her own weekly news show.

  • Last year, I heard the actress Jodie Foster, recently graduated from Yale, interviewed on a morning news show.

    Academic text (1990)

Synonyms

news
vsnews show
  • Literature
1.0

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

is the specific broadcast sense rather than the broader information concept
program
vsnews show
  • US
818 1.8

A show on radio or television for an audience

is a specific type devoted to current events and commentary
broadcast
vsnews show
  • Literature
484 2.9

A radio or television program sent out to the public

is mainly the program format focusing on reporting current events
TV show
vsnews show
275 1.0

A TV program that people watch for fun or information

is used mainly for programs that centre on current event reporting
television show
vsnews show
131 1.0

A program you watch on TV in separate episodes

is for informative or entertaining series rather than specific event reporting
news program
vsnews show
  • Literature
25 1.9

A television or radio show that reports current events

is the more casual everyday term for that same broadcast type
television news
vsnews show
  • Literature
21 1.0

TV programs that report recent events and give updates

is used for both radio and television reporting rather than television only
TV program
vsnews show
  • US
16 1.0

A show, series, or live event that people watch on television

is narrower used only for programs that report current events
newsmagazine
vsnews show
  • Literature
4 3.1

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

is about regular event reporting rather than long investigations
radio news
vsnews show
  • Literature
3 1.0

News programs broadcast on the radio

is broader covering both radio and television broadcasts

How In-Depth

news magazine
  • Literature
14 2.6
news show
  • Literature
27 1.0
news bulletin
  • Literature
11 2.9

Surface Forms

news show singular
news shows plural

Morphology

news + show

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'show' that presents 'news' is naturally a program reporting current events. The sense of 'show' as a broadcast or program is common cross-linguistically and predictable for learners who know both constituents, so a B1 learner would readily infer this meaning.

Etymology

News show comes from the simple idea of using a show to present news to people, so imagine a small stage or TV where reporters bring the latest events into your home. So it means 'a program that reports current events and often has interviews'.