hard news

Example Sentences

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Mark Penn, CEO of ad firm Stagwell, said brands’ aversion to advertising alongside hard news writ large is beginning to thaw.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026

The successful rise of “Call Her Daddy” is part of that, much to the ire of hard news journalists and reporters.

From Salon • Oct. 8, 2024

Osgood was a broadcaster who could write essays and light verse as well as report hard news, and he worked radio and television with equal facility.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

In other words, X’s pivot to video does not seem to be focused on substantive argument or even hard news.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2024

It was hard news; many people preferred not to talk of it at all.

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt