WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
news′ sto′ry,
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- a news report of any length, usually presented in a straightforward style and without editorial comment. Also called story. Cf. editorial, feature story (def. 1).
fea′ture sto′ry,
- Journalisma newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style. Cf. follow-up (def. 3b), hard news, news story.
- Journalismthe main or most prominent story in a magazine. Also called feature.
- 1910–15
'news story' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lead
- scoop
- bumper
- byline
- copy
- cover
- date line
- dispatch
- display
- fast-breaking
- feature story
- five W's
- foist
- follow-up
- hot
- leading article
- news peg
- play
- precede
- public interest
- query
- rewrite
- think piece
- tip
- slant
- sound bite
- squib
- story