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newsworthy

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈnuzˌwɝði// UK //njˈuːzwɜːði// news·wor·thy

adj. important or interesting enough to be reported in the news. You use this to describe an event that people will want to hear about.

adj. deserving of being reported in the news; possessing sufficient public interest or significance to warrant media coverage.


SIMPLE

The local fire was newsworthy because it happened in the city center.

CONTEXTUAL

While the celebrity's private life is often newsworthy, the reporter focused on the charity event's success.

COMPLEX

The committee debated whether the minor policy change was newsworthy enough to justify a press release or if it should be handled internally.

Origin

From news + -worthy.

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