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"hard news" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to refer to news stories that give factual, usually serious information, as opposed to stories about entertainment, sports, or lifestyle topics. For example, "Our newspaper covers a wide range of topics, from politics to entertainment, but our focus is on hard news."
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hard news
noun
Factual reportage of events which are socially or politically significant and of a serious nature, as opposed to the reporting of entertaining, humorous, or gossipy accounts of relatively inconsequential events.
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Is that hard news or soft?
This was hard news to take.
It doesn't stop with hard news.
He wasn't fabricating hard news," said Blackhurst.
"Shep is hard news," Mr. Ailes said.
Hard news is still the main attraction.
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That was a hard-news reporter talking.
"The hard-news lead and story has been replaced by the analytical story," McCurry said.
Every issue also contains a photo essay, a hard-news piece, and a health-advice column.
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