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newsworthy

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

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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Etymology

Origin of newsworthy

First recorded in 1930–35; news + -worthy

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“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

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 Feb. 9, 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

“But another one is journalism and institutions not publishing stories that are clearly newsworthy, that look badly or reflect negatively on this country.”

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 6, 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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