Daily factual reporting of national, international, or local events.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Breaking or urgent news, generally located on the front page of a newspaper.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Factual news stories without opinion.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Timely news that is important to a considerable share of the audience. This includes spot news.
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            up-to-the-minute news and events that are reported immediately
                                                            
                                                     
                        
                                                
                        
                        
                            Hard News: The Scandals at The New York Times and Their Meaning for American Media is a 2004 book by journalist Seth Mnookin about the reign of Howell Raines at the New York Times.