The phrase "harsh news" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to difficult or unpleasant information that someone has to convey or receive.
Example: "Receiving the harsh news about the layoffs was a shock to everyone in the office."
Alternatives: "difficult news" or "unpleasant news."
By contrast, the poll delivered harsh news to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie: 57% of the likely GOP voters said they could not see supporting him, compared with 32% who said they could.
Yes, women are hardly the only targets of harsh news media scrutiny — just ask Mel Gibson.
He set several conditions for reconciliation that included respect for the monarchy, efforts to ensure social justice, and moderation in the politicized and often harsh news media.
You got to start using your own head". But Perot's paid media efforts could well be overshadowed by the harsh news coverage of his charges on "60 Minutes" Sunday that President Bush's campaign secretly plotted to disrupt his daughter's wedding and wiretap his office.
Some EMC employees got some harsh news this week as anticipated layoffs have begun at the Massachusetts company.
I have some harsh news for you.
But his children were good listeners through the mail, even to the harshest news and self-assessments.
Baseball was buzzing along in carefree April mode -- which included this prank by the Braves after Nate McClouth's walk-off homer -- until it was hit with some harsher news on Tuesday.
Mr. Paterson, by contrast, was enduring some of the harshest news coverage of his 10-month tenure, with newspaper editorials calling him "inept" and "not ready for prime time" for an appointment process that was never terribly orderly and plainly unraveled with the messy public exit of Caroline Kennedy from the field of contenders.
They were being dismissed, but even harsher news came later that day, ironically at the company's weekly beer bust.
Playing to the audience in front of him, Mr. Obama used the occasion to implicitly urge Mr. Trump not to impose harsh new restrictions on the news media.
