Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or involving the research and reportage of news.

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  • noun The act of collecting information related to current events

Etymologies

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news +‎ gathering

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Examples

  • I think the new model in newsgathering is the blog/vlog.

    The dinosaurs whine « BuzzMachine 2006

  • He was one of the rare journalists who was both trained in newsgathering and in operations, and he wasn't afraid to embrace change in both technology and business operations.

    Steve Rosenbaum: BBC's Sambrook "Brands are now Storytellers" Steve Rosenbaum 2010

  • The alumnus, Andrew Jones, said he abandoned the plan to save his student supporters from possible legal action by the university, even though he believed they would be engaged in a "newsgathering" effort protected by the First Amendment.

    January 2006 2006

  • File-based recording helps video operations realize greater efficiencies during post-production, making it an ideal format for many industry applications such as newsgathering, documentary filmmaking and event videography.

    WebWire | Recent Headlines 2010

  • File-based recording helps video operations realize greater efficiencies during post-production processing, making it an ideal format for many industry applications such as newsgathering, documentary filmmaking and event videography.

    DV Info Net 2010

  • The fact is, to continue providing the kind of newsgathering that communities need, they'll have to expand far beyond news to support it.

    Newspaper Next 2008

  • "News Corp. remains committed to ensuring that unacceptable newsgathering practices by individuals in the past will not be repeated," the statement said.

    Arrests Intensify News Corp.'s U.K. Crisis Jeanne Whalen 2012

  • "News Corporation remains committed to ensuring that unacceptable newsgathering practices by individuals in the past will not be repeated," the statement said.

    Pressure Builds on News Corp. Jeanne Whalen 2012

  • Press organizations filed complaints and assault charges against the police Monday on behalf of journalists violently blocked from newsgathering.

    Maritza Stanchich, Ph.D.: Violence Against Student Strike in Puerto Rico Escalates With Police Brutality and Rubber Bullets Ph.D. Maritza Stanchich 2011

  • LONDON—British police investigating illegal newsgathering tactics in the media have recovered a large cache of emails previously described by News Corp . as deleted and started examining them for possible evidence of wrongdoing, a top police official said Monday.

    U.K. Police Trawl News Corp. Emails for Evidence Jeanne Whalen 2012

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