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Definition of Soft news
1. Noun. News that does not deal with serious topics or events.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Soft News
Literary usage of Soft news
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Media and the Rwanda Genocide by Allan Thompson (2007)
"Doing Well and Doing Good: How soft news and Critical Journalism are Shrinking
the News Audience and Weakening Democracy - and What News Outlets Can Do ..."
2. The Poets and Poetry of America by Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1856)
"... Thou shall forget, under the old brown oak, That the good south wind and the
liberal west Have other tidings than Ihe songs of birds, Or the soft news ..."
3. Turkey: Violations of Free Expression in Turkey by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Christopher Panico, Human Rights Watch (1999)
"6 At present, private television still provides an important forum for debate,
along with the usual soft news programing and fluff found on commercial ..."
4. The Practical Colorist: A Pathfinder for the Artist Printer by Frederick Martin Sheldon (1900)
"... and then add a little soft news ink and vaseline. This will soften the ink,
causing it to give good results and will not impoverish it.as reducers will. ..."
5. The Poets and Poetry of America: To the Middle of the Nineteenth Century by Rufus Wilmot Griswold (1851)
"... the songs of birds, Or the soft news wafted from fragrant flowers. Look out
on Nature's face, and what hath she In common with thy feelings 1 That brown ..."
6. The Legendary, Consisting of Original Pieces, Principally Illustrative of by Nathaniel Parker Willis (1828)
"... That the good south wind and the liberal west Have other tidings than the
songs of birds, Or the soft news wafted from fragrant flowers. ..."
7. Power Media Bluebook W/ Talk Show Guest Directory by Mitchell Davis (2005)
"Interests: I am a general assignment writer that covers everything from business
issues to soft news. I also do some copy editing and layout. ..."
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