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spot news

American  

noun

Journalism.
  1. the latest news, reported immediately.

  2. news that occurs unexpectedly.


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A year later, Mr. Meyer shared in the Pulitzer Prize for local general or spot news reporting, which went to The Detroit Free Press for its coverage of the riot.

From New York Times Nov. 8, 2023

Later in his career, Caulkin was part of an AP team that won the Pulitzer Prize for spot news photography for their coverage of the 1998 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

From Seattle Times Sep. 24, 2022

"I do a little bit of everything, but primarily I work on human interest stories and not a lot of spot news stories."

From Fox News Sep. 10, 2021

During an earlier stint in Washington in the 1990s, she was AP’s assistant bureau chief for news, running spot news coverage and overseeing the foreign affairs and national security beats.

From Washington Post May 11, 2021

To this retired spot news penetrated with decorum and conservatism.

From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)

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