newsworthy
adjective
news·wor·thy
ˈnüz-ˌwər-t͟hē 
ˈnyüz-
: interesting enough to the general public to warrant reporting
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Journalists covering public safety routinely seek to interview victims and their families of major, newsworthy crimes but generally do not publish their names under the industry’s ethics rules.
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Gabriel Velasquez Neira, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Widespread use of Hib vaccine has brought cases of invasive disease in this country down to levels so low that single cases are actually newsworthy.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
OpenAI currently faces several lawsuits related to its products’ safety, making this change newsworthy.
—Alnoor Ebrahim, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Many of the emails are newsworthy.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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Gabriel Velasquez Neira, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Widespread use of Hib vaccine has brought cases of invasive disease in this country down to levels so low that single cases are actually newsworthy.
—Helen Branswell, STAT, 2 Mar. 2026
OpenAI currently faces several lawsuits related to its products’ safety, making this change newsworthy.
—Alnoor Ebrahim, The Conversation, 13 Feb. 2026
Many of the emails are newsworthy.
—Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Newsworthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/newsworthy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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newsworthy
adjective
news·wor·thy
-ˌwər-t͟hē
: sufficiently interesting to the average person to deserve reporting
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