spot news

Example Sentences

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A year later, Mr. Meyer shared in the Pulitzer Prize for local general or spot news reporting, which went to The Detroit Free Press for its coverage of the riot.

From New York Times • Nov. 8, 2023

If spot news occurs when I’m on vacation or out to dinner, I always have a quality camera to capture news.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2022

"I do a little bit of everything, but primarily I work on human interest stories and not a lot of spot news stories."

From Fox News • Sep. 10, 2021

During an earlier stint in Washington in the 1990s, she was AP’s assistant bureau chief for news, running spot news coverage and overseeing the foreign affairs and national security beats.

From Washington Post • May 11, 2021

To this retired spot news penetrated with decorum and conservatism.

From White Ashes by Kennedy, Sidney R. (Sidney Robinson)