What is News: Definition and 242 Discussions

News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called "hard news" to differentiate it from soft media.
Common topics for news reports include war, government, politics, education, health, the environment, economy, business, fashion, and entertainment, as well as athletic events, quirky or unusual events. Government proclamations, concerning royal ceremonies, laws, taxes, public health, and criminals, have been dubbed news since ancient times. Technological and social developments, often driven by government communication and espionage networks, have increased the speed with which news can spread, as well as influenced its content. The genre of news as we know it today is closely associated with the newspaper.

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  1. C

    News Is Fox News Fair and Balanced ? (different than last poll)

    Is Fox News "Fair and Balanced"? (different than last poll!) Relative to other news programs, how would you rate Fox News?
  2. Ivan Seeking

    News Is Entertainment the New Motivation for Watching the News?

    "News" for entertainment Over the last few years, a number of discussions have brought the following to light. While it is no secret that many or most alleged news agencies have discovered that entertainment is far more profitable than good reporting, what I didn't realize is that, based on my...
  3. wolram

    A380 engine blow up Grounding News

    Trying to get a link that works. http://news.google.com/?hl=en-GB Qantas grounds A380s after engine blast The Australian - Steve Creedy, Peter Alford - ‎1 hour ago‎ Firefighters surround the Qantas superjumbo after it made an emergency landing at Changi airport in Singapore following an...
  4. Andre

    The question is: Why are people hesitant to believe good news from scientists?

    Good news, No -- Bad news, Yes I have some good news and some bad news, http://www.ottawacitizen.com/health/study+says+people+hesitant+believe+good+news+from+scientists/3483984/story.html . Obviously it is good news that bad news is generally believed. Obviously that makes it only one way...
  5. Pengwuino

    Is Local News Just About Weather and Elementary Schools?

    Local "news"? Sometimes I think all local news is for is telling us what the weather will be like and what's going on at elementary schools. So far I swear they went on for 5 minutes about how the air conditioning went off at an elementary school for 2 whole days! WHO CARES?!??! I'm just...
  6. A

    Tongular gymnastics by Swedish news anchor

    Swedish news anchor Leif Näslund takes a much needed break from the tiresome reading of news: http://www.vgtv.no/?id=31363&category=1
  7. rhody

    Did My Mom's Heart Attack Change Our Plans?

    To all, Yesterday mid morning my Mom had a heart attack at home in Grand Junction, Colorado. Fortunately her close neighbor was there to call 911 who responded immediately. Unfortunately it was so massive there was nothing that could have saved her. I have since spoken to the neighbor...
  8. Topher925

    Good news if you own a Dell computer.

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/In-FaultyComputer-Suit-Window-nytimes-2375403564.html?x=0 I'm a bit of a computer nerd. I often fix/build/take apart computers on a regular basis. It always irritates me when some who knows nothing about PCs tells me how awesome their Dell computer is and how I'm...
  9. P

    Voyager 2 Hijacked: Fact or Fiction?

    Voyager 2 Hijacked!(on news) How is this possible? is this real http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7722455/Aliens-hijack-Nasas-Voyager-2- spacecraft -claims-expert.html
  10. C

    Writing a mock physics news article, need a good topic

    I need to write one for my first year Lab course. My current idea is to write about the future reversal of the Earth's magnetic field, and how it might affect things on earth. However, I've looked into some theoretical effects of the shift (mainly during the shift itself) and there doesn't seem...
  11. L

    Staying Up-To-Date with Science News: PF'ers Share Their Tips

    I'm curious, what do you PF'ers prefer when it comes to staying up to date with science news? I.e what websites and/or subscriptions do you recommend? Currently I check physorg, sciencenews.org, and sciencedaily.
  12. S

    UAV Fluid Systems - Question for News Article

    Trying to get some background for a potential news article about engineering challenges for aircraft fluid (primarily fuel and avionics cooling) systems – focusing on contrasts between designing for UAVs vs. manned aircraft. Engineers I already talked with have mentioned: designing...
  13. diogenesNY

    Perpetual Journalism - CERN in the news

    Dateline March 31, 2010 Once again, the popular press serves up a pig's breakfast: From Reuters: CERN goes back to the beginning [headline] Physicists smashed subatomic particles into each other with record energy yesterday, creating thousands of mini-Big Bangs like the primeval...
  14. MotoH

    All Air and Space News Thread.

    Find an interesting article about a new technology, new design, and whatever else is related to things that fly? Post her here!
  15. P

    Catastrophic event stopped growth of galaxy{ON News}

    Catastrophic event" stopped growth of galaxy{ON News} Growth of the galaxy stopped,it exploded does this may effect our galaxy http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20100311/twl-catastrophic-event-stopped-growth-of-41f21e0.html
  16. Char. Limit

    News Does Fox News live up to the slogan Fair and balanced?

    Does Fox News live up to the slogan "Fair and balanced"? It's tough not to try to sway people...
  17. Evo

    The bad news is you're not being laid off

    So, my company, has to downsize again. We had a meeting today, expecting to be given the option to take a voluntary layoff, which is a package that would include 6 months of pay and benefits, minimum, or stay and risk firing. NOPE. They told us that instead of offering us a lay off...
  18. Redbelly98

    Sad News for EE Forum - Remembering negitron

    Dear all, Unfortunately, we have just learned of the death of one of our members, negitron. Since he was a valuable contributor in this forum, I am posting this announcement for those who might not have seen it in the General Discussion forum. Feel free to add your thoughts, if you wish...
  19. lisab

    Medical Is it Ethical to Use Organs from Heavy Smokers in Transplants?

    Bad news: a young man gets a terrible lung disease. Good news: he gets a lung transplant. Bad news: the lungs he gets belonged to a heavy smoker and he dies a year later, of lung cancer. The critical question here, which I can't find in the article: did the patient know the donor was a...
  20. marcus

    First news from the Corfu School: Baez TWF 280

    MTd2 spotted this one and called our attention to it: http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/week280.html The brief summary announcement he put at the n-Category Café group blog says: ==quote== This Week’s Finds in Mathematical Physics (Week 280) Posted by John Baez In week280 of This Week’s Finds...
  21. W

    News 9/12 Grassroots movement or Fox News movement?

    Tomorrow, you may or may not be aware, is the date of Glenn Beck's 9/12 Project, which the Fox News host http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2009/09/11/dont-tell-me-what-912-means-glenn-beck/
  22. W

    News Fox News: Fair & Balanced? Investigating Claims of Corruption

    Fox News clearly picks a side when it comes to debates. How do you consider this fair and balance?How can they claim they are they only non-corrupt network? What did Obama gave CNN? What sides of any issue has a CNN news caster picked?
  23. C

    Onion now a reputable news source?

    Well, at least in Bangladesh it is! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8237558.stm
  24. C

    Sad news for Earth in several billion years

    http://arxiv.org/abs/0801.4031"
  25. E

    Special Relativity Time Travel to Future - Could You Watch the News on Earth?

    If you are traveling away from Earth on a spaceship near the speed of light, it is well known that the moving clocks on the ship run slower relative to stationary clocks on earth. I was wondering if while on the space ship, you could watch the news on TV and see events progress at a...
  26. M

    News Media Bias in Political Reporting: A Case Study of the White House and Fox News

    Well, President Obama has attacked an unnamed TV station for constantly attacking his administration. hmmm...i wonder which network it is:wink: http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2009/20090616181219.aspx
  27. Chi Meson

    Futurama Returns: Good News for Fans!

    Futurama is coming back. http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/entertainment/A-New-Future-for-Futurama--and-Maybe-TV.html I told my wife that our youngest, Ben (That's him <== on my shoulders), is named after Benjamin Franklin. It's actually so I can call him Bender.
  28. Andre

    Waking the Baby Mammoth: Watch on Sun 26 April

    More baby mammoth news Trailer http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/episode/waking-the-baby-mammoth-3630/Overview?source=banner_rmngc_103#tab-Videos/06531_00 will be aired Sun 26 April. Should be good for some discussion.
  29. K

    News Fox News from a New Zealander's point of view.

    I joined this group to specifically comment on FoxNews. I watch it here in New Zealand on my cable channel. I watch it if for entertainment only. You can not watch that channel and seriously think you are getting an unbiased view of politics. One gets the impressions that their hosts think...
  30. Ivan Seeking

    News Did Fox News help to motivate the killing of three cops?

    http://mediamatters.org/columns/200904070009 On the CNN noon broadcast today, Rick Sanchez, who IMO is not a serious journalist, is quoting a friend of Poplawski, who allegedly directly links Poplawski's killing spree to recent right-wing conspiracy rhetoric. He mentioned both Fox and hate...
  31. S

    These imbeciles enjoy spreading false news.

    "These imbeciles enjoy spreading false news." http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/06/italy-earthquake-predicted http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1889644,00.html via Slashdot http://science.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/06/1935246&art_pos=2 I find it incredible that...
  32. H

    News Is Biden's daughter's drug habits news worthy

    The children and relatives of politicians have been catching the news for years. Billy Carter and drinking Ferraro's son arrested for selling drugs Bush's daughters drinking Palin's daughter and pregnancy Now it's Biden's daughter and snorting cocaine...
  33. S

    News Is Fox News Truly Fair and Balanced?

    I report. http://img523.imageshack.us/img523/434/foxnews152b.jpg You decide.
  34. B

    What are your favorite websites for science news, videos, and podcasts?

    The thread title pretty much says it all. In most cases, the thread starter would post some of their favorites to get the thread started, but I don't know of any. And that's why I've come to you for some recommendations. So, post em up! :smile:
  35. wolram

    What's the Good News to Cheer You Up?

    I need to hear some good news stories to cheer me up, so what good news do you have?
  36. T

    Arizona 8 Year Old Allegedly Murders Dad and Friend

    Here in Arizona we just had an 8 year old kid murder his dad and his dad's friend. I shouldn't say murder, allegedly murdered. This is one of the strangest cases ever. The police interviewed the boy and at first he says he came home and found them dead, but as the interview goes on he admits to...
  37. M

    Did a passenger give birth on a Finnair flight above Kazakhstan?

    As the news are flooded with bad things happening, I thought it was time to read of good news from the world. I'll start with this: Passenger on Finnair's flight from Bangkok to Helsinki gave birth to a healthy child. The birth took place somewhere above Kazakhstan. Unfortunately I don't have...
  38. L

    Should news censorship be based on protecting children from violent content?

    Should the news be sent at night/late evening only? The news are full of violence, war, killing and other misery. Should this be sent late at night to protect children from seing it? This thread is not stupid, so please don't lock it.
  39. N

    .Exploring DNA Computing: Latest News and Discussion

    Hello, This morning, I was reading some stuff about DNA Computing on wiki, arstechnica, and other places.. I found it quite interesting and want to know the latest happening in the same area. If any of you is working on this new technology then please let's discuss about it. Thanks
  40. Math Is Hard

    Greg in the News: Who to Vote For Now

    I know who I am going to vote for now. :approve: http://www.news3online.com/index.php?code=446ytv358s4gY813XutT
  41. S

    Could This Be the Most Bizarre Incident Ever Recorded?

    The CRAZIEST news story EVER? You may think the title is sensationalist... and then you'll read the following... Watch this video... its baffling. I tried to write a description but I just can't find the words... suffice to say 2 Swedish twins run into on-coming traffic on the freeway...
  42. G

    The Epic Game Where You Are God - ABC news

    http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/SmartHome/story?id=5774961&page=1 I'm not too familiar with gaming , this game is supposedly going to employ a grand new concept.
  43. M

    Where do you get your daily news?

    How, or where, are you getting your daily news?
  44. Moonbear

    New Job: Moving Up & Teaching While Still Doing Research

    I've got a new job! I'm moving up...to an office almost directly above the one I'm currently in. :biggrin: Contract isn't signed yet, but I have the verbal offer and permission to start moving into my new office...one with a window finally! Actually, even better than a window, it's newly...
  45. L

    Latest Martian Ice News: Scientists Investigate Water Ice on Red Planet

    http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2008/620/2 This article is about Martian ice. Why can't it be dry ice? Why are the scientists so sure that it is water ice?
  46. jim mcnamara

    Is There Water Ice on Mars?

    http://www.itwire.com/content/view/18901/1066/ This just popped up. I guess more news services will have it shortly.
  47. M

    Need a good news article for chemistry report

    i need some piece of news in the past month that contains something about a few chemical compounds. i just can't seem to find anything good. nowadays its all about global warming and green house gases and stuff can anyone help me find something other than anything having to do with global...
  48. marcus

    Book sales news item: Beyond the Big Bang

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/3540714227/?tag=pfamazon01-20 This book goes on sale 1 July. If it is widely sold and widely read it will mark an historic watershed. It will indicate that we have gotten away from the idea of the big bang as a BEGINNING. I expect to watch the sales figures and I...
  49. edward

    News Bush stacked news media with military anlysists

    We all knew that Bush had fake news correspondents attend his press meetings. Here is a new twist. The Bush administration provided military analysts to the general media. Their excuse: It was a better way to inform the public. There was a New York Times Article on this last week, the main...
  50. turbo

    Why Do News Broadcasts Mix Up Arctic and Antarctic Wildlife?

    I just watched a heart-warming story on the NBC evening news about a 15-year-old girl that made a ski trip to the North Pole with her dad. They wanted to highlight the loss of sea-ice in the arctic, and she wants to give every school in the UK and the US a documentary film of the trip. So...
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