non-news
noun
: communication, information, or entertainment that is not news or not newsworthy
… the airwaves will be jammed with news and non-news of the most hair-raising presidential derby on record.—
Jennifer Harper
—often used before another nounJennifer Harpernon-news programs
a non-news event
Examples of non-news in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The announcement followed a busy month of news, and non-news, about the Princess.
—Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Both the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have made efforts to expand their non-news offerings—the Post beefed up its health section and the L.A. Times leaned into food coverage and around-the-town entertainment guides.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
This week's news in space lift includes ups and downs for small launch companies, yet another record for SpaceX's blistering launch cadence, and some non-news on Europe's Ariane 6 rocket that still bears mentioning.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
Meta played hardball, not only banning news links from being shared across Facebook but also stopping users from posting links to non-news sites such as official government health pages—during the pandemic.
—Nicole Kobie, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
Looking at linear alone, Food Network is among the Top 5 non-news/sports cable networks across total day ratings for adults aged 25-54 and women ages 25-54, behind Nick at Nite, TNT, USA Network and TBS.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2023
The new company made swift changes at the network, immediately shuttering CNN+, a streaming service that had launched only a month earlier, laying off hundreds of workers and announcing plans to cut back on non-news programming.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
The decision to label the BBC’s main non-news account rather than its news account was also puzzling.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
Limit screen time to non-news coverage programming for your young children.
—Amy Joyce, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
Both the Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times have made efforts to expand their non-news offerings—the Post beefed up its health section and the L.A. Times leaned into food coverage and around-the-town entertainment guides.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
This week's news in space lift includes ups and downs for small launch companies, yet another record for SpaceX's blistering launch cadence, and some non-news on Europe's Ariane 6 rocket that still bears mentioning.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 11 Aug. 2023
Meta played hardball, not only banning news links from being shared across Facebook but also stopping users from posting links to non-news sites such as official government health pages—during the pandemic.
—Nicole Kobie, WIRED, 11 Sep. 2023
Looking at linear alone, Food Network is among the Top 5 non-news/sports cable networks across total day ratings for adults aged 25-54 and women ages 25-54, behind Nick at Nite, TNT, USA Network and TBS.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2023
The new company made swift changes at the network, immediately shuttering CNN+, a streaming service that had launched only a month earlier, laying off hundreds of workers and announcing plans to cut back on non-news programming.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 7 June 2023
The decision to label the BBC’s main non-news account rather than its news account was also puzzling.
—Leo Sands, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
Limit screen time to non-news coverage programming for your young children.
—Amy Joyce, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Mar. 2023
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“Non-news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/non-news. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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