newsmagazine

noun

news·​mag·​a·​zine

ˈnüz-ˌma-gə-ˌzēn,

-ˈzēn 

ˈnyüz-

1

: a usually weekly magazine devoted chiefly to summarizing and analyzing news

2

: magazine sense 1c

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

Episodes toggle newsmagazine style between interviews and more general observations about history and culture, including Hannah-Jones’ personal story as a biracial woman with roots in the South. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 18 Jan. 2023

The oldest newsmagazine show on television, 60 Minutes airs every Sunday on CBS. —Tim Chan, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2023

Having premiered in 1968, 60 Minutes is the oldest and most-watched newsmagazine on television that gets the real story on America’s most prevalent issues. —al, 7 Jan. 2023

The newsmagazine cited as its sources two unnamed people who had key roles in the surveillance, but did not offer evidence to back the allegations. —Matina Stevis-gridneff, New York Times, 7 Nov. 2022

Licht has also telegraphed plans to overhaul Sundays, which will be capped off by Chris Wallace’s interview program and a newsmagazine show. —Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2022

The show, which premiered in 1992 with Stone Phillips and Jane Pauley as co-anchors, began as a traditional TV newsmagazine — with three to five segments that typically included interviews, features and investigations. —John Koblin, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2022

He was barred from writing under his own name before he was rehabilitated in 1961 and went to work as an editor at Polityka, a weekly newsmagazine. —Clay Risen, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022

Stahl believes the newsmagazine, which launched in 1968, has maintained a consistently large audience for decades because the format hasn't changed, with in-depth segments covering a broad spectrum of topics including politics, science and the arts. —Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 13 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined at sense 1