3) As to the content, we have political news, economic news, violence and crime news, disaster news, weather news, obituary news, entertainment news and miscellany news.
Classification of News
4) In the light of different natures of news events, the content can be divided into hard news and soft news. (Harris, D.H. & Wynford, S.C., 1998) Hard news has traditionally been event- based. (E.g. election, weather disaster, government meeting, traffic accident, arrest in a drug deal, etc.) 记实性较强
E.g. Uk to Open Discussion on Anti-terror Law
anti – prefix
3) Use of Blending Words
E.g. High-tech High+technology
4) Use of Compound Words
Be fresh/timely
时新性
If the true and new facts were not released timely, news would become old and valueless.