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newsworthy

American  
[nooz-wur-thee, nyooz-] / ˈnuzˌwɜr ði, ˈnyuz- /

adjective

  1. of sufficient interest to the public or a special audience to warrant press attention or coverage.

newsworthy British  
/ ˈnjuːzˌwɜːðɪ /

adjective

  1. sufficiently interesting to be reported in a news bulletin

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Other Word Forms

  • newsworthiness noun
  • unnewsworthy adjective

Etymology

Origin of newsworthy

First recorded in 1930–35; news + -worthy

Example Sentences

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The most newsworthy result would be a win for the Green Party of England and Wales.

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She continued: "It is no secret that Paramount, CBS's parent company, has regulatory matters before the government, but corporate interests cannot justify retreating from airing newsworthy content."

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In the case of Frank, the fact a large number of Spurs fans have booed this season is newsworthy and therefore inevitably makes headlines.

From BBC

Let's be clear: missives of loyalty from cabinet ministers towards the prime minister shouldn't be newsworthy and they only become so when the opposite seems feasible.

From BBC

The kind of thing that should be utterly conventional – a cabinet minister publicly supporting the prime minister – became newsworthy today, because frankly it wasn't certain they would.

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