noun
- an area of news coverage or a particular topic that a journalist regularly reports on
Usage: journalism; commonly used in newsrooms and media contexts
Examples
- The reporter was assigned the city government newsbeat.
- She covered the education newsbeat for five years before moving to national news.
- The newsbeat includes all local crime and public safety stories.
- He pitched a new investigative newsbeat to his editor.
- The sports newsbeat requires attending games and conducting player interviews.