The abbreviation TODAY stands for National, Top news, and World News. Besides the above, news is defined by different writers and commentators of all disciplines. For example, a news report may be purely a story based on a single event; or may be a story which summarizes many events and include some analysis of the data gathered in each event, and thus combines both real-time and historical data. News is also a term used in sports, to identify a special event taking place. In political arena, it refers to news reported by politicians and other prominent personalities and released to the general public for debate, discussion, and for popular consumption.

The meaning of TODAY in our culture and life has changed dramatically over the years. In the past, as an American citizen, you were expected to know the meaning of TODAY and have a clear sense of direction towards your future. You were told what to watch, what to read, and how to act. Life was so easy then, with abundant news sources available to the masses and the power of mass media.

Now, the meaning of TODAY has changed greatly, from simply the news as we see it, to how the world now perceives human activity, to how that action affects the future of human society. To someone living in a small cottage in Connecticut, the news makes little or no difference, but for someone in Manhattan, it means everything. It’s not news that makes news, it’s how the news makes news. As a result, the evolution of news has caused news to shift its meaning to suit the present period.