News or entertainment News is sometimes defined as giving people what they need, versus giving people what they want. Hard or soft news News includes event-driven news as well as feature stories.
Hard news is usually event driven, with emphasis on major newsmakers and public events.
Features news may emphasize trends, changes in social behavior, norms, or attitudes, or explore issues related to people's lifestyles and our history. News or opinion News includes a mix of facts and opinions. Some news is largely composed of opinion, while other news has much less opinion. News generated by public relations initiative News has its origins. Some news gets created because of a public relations initiative.