break a story
Example Sentences
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The students even helped break a story that led to the local school superintendent being outsted, said Peter Laufer, chair of the university’s journalism school.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 2, 2024
When I first started, I thought you had to pitch a fully broken-out story as a staff writer, but it takes a room full of people to break a story.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2022
No news outlet wants to be the last to break a story, and the rush to publication often leads to typographical and factual errors.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
Instead of having an in-person writers' room, they've been using Zoom video-chat software; instead of using colored index notecards to "break" a story down, they're using productivity tool Trello.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2020
First we break a story of what Dabney's field means for the future of mankind—and then we prove it!
From Operation: Outer Space by Leinster, Murray
