"soft news" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} soft news (uncountable)
  1. (journalism) Broadcast news mainly intended to entertain rather than to inform. Wikipedia link: soft media Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Mass media Hypernyms: infotainment, soft media
    Sense id: en-soft_news-en-noun-4DGbV9sC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: journalism, media
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