newsworthy
adjective
news·wor·thy
ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē 
ˈnyüz-
: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
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Of course, journalists decide every hour of every day which stories are newsworthy and need to be reported on and which ones don’t make the cut.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
What Wednesday evening’s triumph also does is quieten the distracting outside noise that such a newsworthy club invariably attracts.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
None of her friends or people who work with her disagree that these details aren’t newsworthy.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
This shouldn’t be newsworthy or exceptional.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2025
What Wednesday evening’s triumph also does is quieten the distracting outside noise that such a newsworthy club invariably attracts.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
None of her friends or people who work with her disagree that these details aren’t newsworthy.
—Laura Trujillo, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
This shouldn’t be newsworthy or exceptional.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsworthy. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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newsworthy
adjective
news·wor·thy
-ˌwər-t͟hē
: sufficiently interesting to the average person to deserve reporting
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