hard news
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Her professor helped her get her first network news job in 2003, and she moved to Los Angeles, working on hard news and entertainment coverage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Mark Penn, CEO of ad firm Stagwell, said brands’ aversion to advertising alongside hard news writ large is beginning to thaw.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
The successful rise of “Call Her Daddy” is part of that, much to the ire of hard news journalists and reporters.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2024
Osgood was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024
It must have been hard news for her to take, though.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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