Definition of Newscast

1. Noun. A broadcast of news or commentary on the news.

Generic synonyms: Broadcast, News
Specialized synonyms: Radio News, Sportscast

Definition of Newscast

1. Noun. A broadcast of the news; a news report that is transmitted over the air for television, radio, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Newscast

1. a news broadcast [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Newscast

newsagency
newsagent
newsagents
newsbeat
newsbeats
newsbook
newsbooks
newsbot
newsbots
newsbox
newsboxes
newsboy
newsboys
newsbreak
newsbreaks
newscast (current term)
newscaster
newscasters
newscasts
newsdealer
newsdealers
newsdesk
newsdesks
newsed
newser
newsers
newses
newset
newsfeed
newsfeeds

Literary usage of Newscast

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Globalization of the Mass Media (1994)
"In each market the dropped newscast was the third-ranked newscast. Many smaller-market radio stations are eliminating news altogether or relying solely on ..."

2. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"... because the commercial news organization and its labor contracts did not allow the newscast to include scripted demonstrations of prevention skills. ..."

3. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"I got a heads-up from the newscast as I brushed my teeth: the Dean of the Department of Sociology told a reporter that the ad-hoes' courses would not be ..."

4. Adult Literacy And New Technologies: Tools For A Lifetime by Office of Technology Assessment (1994)
"... movie, newscast, teleconference, book, catalog order, financial transaction, video game, software program, medical report, travel order, ..."

5. Prevention Plus II: Tools for Creating and Sustaining Drug-Free Communities (1994)
"... address and telephone number • Reporter assigned to business, health, etc. • Regular newscast deadline time • Network affiliation, if any For Print ..."

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