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News budget

Meaning in journalism & media, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In journalism & media, news budget means: A newsroom list of planned stories with information such as length, priority and readiness.

In Turkish: haber planı listesi, haber dökümü

How it is used

In newsroom planning, budget can mean a story inventory rather than an amount of money.

Example sentences

  1. The news budget lists the housing investigation as a 900-word piece for Sunday.

    Length and intended publication help editors allocate space and staff.

  2. Update the news budget when the council reporter confirms her filing time.

    The list tracks readiness as well as the subjects of planned coverage.

Common collocations

  • daily news budget
  • update the news budget
  • news budget meeting
  • newsroomThe office where journalists and editors of a newspaper, broadcaster or news website work together to gather, write and publish the news; also the team itself.
  • deadlineThe latest time by which a story, photo or programme item must be finished and handed in so that it can be published or broadcast.

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