newsworthy

«newsworthy» in Mova's school dictionary: Interesting or important enough to be reported in the news — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (more newsworthy, most newsworthy)

meaning for a pupil

Interesting or important enough to be reported in the news. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in media and English lessons about journalism: reporters decide what is newsworthy, often something new, unusual, local, or important to many people. It helps pupils understand why some events make the news and others do not.

examples

• A dog that can surf is newsworthy. tree →
• The editor said the story was not newsworthy enough. tree →
• Winning the national competition was newsworthy, so the local paper came to school. tree →
• Why do you think this event is newsworthy? tree →
• Celebrities often do things that are not very important but are seen as newsworthy. tree →
• The opening of the new library was newsworthy in our town. tree →

note

Adjective, one word. A point for media lessons: being newsworthy does not mean being the most important; news often picks rare and dramatic events, which can make them seem more common than they are.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «newsworthy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.