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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of newsworthy

First recorded in 1930–35; news + -worthy

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And even the most basic displays of bipartisan comity become newsworthy.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

“Four dollars a gallon or more in some places is always newsworthy because it’s just so visible,” said Michael Webber, who leads the Webber Energy Group at the University of Texas at Austin.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026

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 • Feb. 13, 2026

We think our readers are smart and informed enough to make up their own minds about his claims, which also shed some newsworthy light on the Iranian regime’s nature and intentions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Bush’s speech contained nothing newsworthy about drug policy, or Nicaragua, or the Federal Reserve, or balancing the budget, or social ills, or the homeless.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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