News analysis

How it is used

Label interpretation clearly and show its basis; analysis need not advocate a preferred policy.

Example sentences

1. The news analysis examined what the court's decision could mean for other councils.

   The writer moves from the immediate event to its supported implications.

2. Our news analysis separated confirmed effects from scenarios that remained uncertain.

   Interpretation should make different levels of confidence visible.

Common collocations

• publish news analysis
• in-depth news analysis
• news analysis article

Related terms

• news storyA single piece of reporting about a recent event or issue, published in print or online or broadcast on radio or television.
• editorialAn article that gives the official opinion of a newspaper or magazine on an issue, usually written by senior editors and often published without a byline.

More terms: Story Types and Opinion

• feature
• column
• columnist
• op-ed
• investigative journalism
• tick-tock
• sidebar
• news brief
• service journalism
• solutions journalism
• horse-race journalism
• obituary