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==Broadcast news magazines==
Radio news magazines are similar to television news magazines.  Unlike radio newscasts, which are typically about five minutes in length, radio news magazines can run from 30 minutes to three hours or more.

[[Television]] news magazines provide a similar service to print news magazines, but their stories are presented as short television [[documentaries]] rather than written articles; in contrast to a daily newscast, news magazines allow more in-depth coverage of specific topics, including [[Current affairs (news format)|current affairs]], [[investigative journalism]] (including [[hidden camera]] investigations), major interviews, and [[Human-interest story|human-interest]] stories. The [[BBC]]'s ''[[Panorama (British TV programme)|Panorama]]'' was one of the earliest examples, premiering in 1953.<ref name="Conscientious Brand">{{Cite journal |last=McQueen |first=David |date=4 January 2011 |title=A Very Conscientious Brand: A Case Study of the BBC's Current Affairs Series Panorama |url=https://core.ac.uk/reader/4898275 |series=Journal of Brand Management |publisher=Macmillan Publishers |publication-place=Bournemouth University Research Online |volume=18 |issue=9 |pages=4–5 |doi=10.1057/bm.2011.5 |s2cid=167900487 |access-date=4 July 2023 |website=Core}}</ref> In Canada, [[CTV Television Network|CTV]] premiered ''[[W5 (TV program)|W5]]'' in 1966, running for 58 seasons before being cancelled in 2024 due to budget cuts by its parent company (and being repurposed as a brand for [[long-form journalism]] across other [[CTV News]] programming and platforms). It was the longest-running program of its kind in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-02-08 |title=Bell to reduce workforce by 4,800, divest 45 radio stations |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/bell-to-reduce-workforce-by-4800-divest-45-radio-stations/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thiessen |first=Connie |date=2024-02-08 |title=Most noon, weekend CTV newscasts cancelled as part of cuts at Bell Media |url=https://broadcastdialogue.com/most-noon-local-ctv-newscasts-cancelled-as-part-of-cuts-at-bell-media/ |access-date=2024-02-08 |website=Broadcast Dialogue |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-08-15 |title=CTV slashes staff, episodes from W5 newsmagazine show |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/ctv-slashes-staff-episodes-from-w5-newsmagazine-show/article20075243/ |access-date=2025-01-04 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> 

In the [[United States]], the [[Big Three (American television)|Big Three]] networks all currently produce at least one weekly news magazine, including [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]'', [[CBS]]'s ''[[60 Minutes]]'' and ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning|Sunday Morning]]'', and NBC's ''[[Dateline NBC]]''; of these programs, ''60 Minutes'' typically focuses on investigative journalism, ''20/20'' and ''Dateline'' focus predominantly on [[true crime]] stories,''<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news |author=Bill Carter |date=August 19, 2011 |title=True Crime TV on Shows Like 'Dateline' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/arts/television/true-crime-tv-on-shows-like-dateline.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170411223112/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/arts/television/true-crime-tv-on-shows-like-dateline.html |archive-date=April 11, 2017 |access-date=February 21, 2017 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name=":0">[http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1706 Eclipsing the Nightly News | American Journalism Review] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201730/http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=1706|date=2007-09-27}}. Ajr.org. Retrieved on 2011-05-28.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=How NBC's 'Dateline' took back its true-crime throne |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/01/28/dateline-nbc-podcast-true-crime/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |newspaper=Washington Post}}</ref>'' while ''Sunday Morning'' typically focuses on human-interest stories (up to and including stories on [[the arts]]) and has a more relaxed tone.<ref>{{cite web |last=Taubman |first=Philip |date=April 21, 1986 |title=for Horowitz in Moscow, Bravos and Tears |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/21/arts/for-horowitz-in-moscow-bravos-and-tears.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124105933/https://www.nytimes.com/1986/04/21/arts/for-horowitz-in-moscow-bravos-and-tears.html |archive-date=January 24, 2021 |access-date=March 31, 2021 |website=The New York Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jon Friedman |date=April 7, 2006 |title=CBS' 'Sunday Morning' stands apart |url=http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=93d1028f-3e82-4a4d-8ea5-20228f5bc1e9&siteid=mktw&dist=morenews |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090511122539/http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=93d1028f-3e82-4a4d-8ea5-20228f5bc1e9&siteid=mktw&dist=morenews |archive-date=May 11, 2009 |access-date=March 15, 2009 |publisher=[[MarketWatch]]}}</ref> 

News magazines proliferated on network schedules in the early 1990s, as they had lower production costs in comparison to scripted programs, and could attract equivalent if not larger audiences. At the same time, newer newsmagazines—including syndicated offerings such as ''[[A Current Affair (American TV program)|A Current Affair]]'', ''[[Hard Copy (TV program)|Hard Copy]]'' and ''[[Inside Edition]]''—often had an [[infotainment]] skew with a larger focus on [[Tabloid television|tabloid]] stories (including coverage of celebrities such as [[Michael Jackson]], and the [[Lyle and Erik Menendez|Menendez brothers]] and [[O.J. Simpson case|O.J. Simpson]] murder cases), rather than the harder journalism associated with ''60 Minutes'' and ''20/20'' at the time. CNN president [[Ed Turner (television executive)|Ed Turner]] argued that these shows had eclipsed the networks' evening newscasts as their flagship programs, at the expense of their news divisions' traditions of hard journalism.''<ref name=":0" />'' 

By the late-1990s, ''Dateline'' would establish a niche in true crime to set it apart from its competitors—a format that would bolster its popularity, and lead the show to being on as many as five times per-week at its peak.''<ref name=":0" />'' NBC experimented with other news magazines in the 2010s, including ''[[Rock Center with Brian Williams]]''—a more hard news-oriented program that aired for two seasons,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guthrie |first=Marisa |date=2011-10-24 |title='Rock Center' Looks to Bring More Hard News to Primetime |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/rock-center-brian-williams-nbc-252539/ |access-date=2024-12-08 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Kondolojy |first=Amanda |date=May 10, 2013 |title='Rock Center with Brian Williams' Canceled by NBC After Two Seasons |url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/10/rock-center-with-brian-williams-canceled-by-nbc/182039 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607024336/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2013/05/10/rock-center-with-brian-williams-canceled-by-nbc/182039/ |archive-date=June 7, 2013 |accessdate=May 10, 2013 |work=TV by the Numbers}}</ref> and ''[[Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly]]''—a short-lived primetime vehicle for the former [[Fox News]] correspondent.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |date=March 6, 2018 |title=NBC News' 'Sunday Night With Megyn Kelly' Returns for Spring and Summer Run |url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/megyn-kelly-vladimir-putin-sunday-night-newsmagazine-1202719154/ |access-date=March 12, 2018 |work=Variety}}</ref> In 2025, CBS relaunched its weekday ''[[CBS Evening News]]'' with a more news magazine-like format, focusing on in-depth stories rather than summarizing top stories like its competitors.<ref>{{cite news |date=January 26, 2025 |title=Here's What the New CBS Evening News Will Look Like |url=https://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cbs-evening-news-reimagined-ratings/ |access-date=January 28, 2025 |work=Adweek}}</ref><ref name="CBSENEWS2">{{Cite web |last=P. Hill |first=Michael |date=January 29, 2025 |title=CBS debuts reimagined 'Evening News' with clean graphics, LED volume set |url=https://www.newscaststudio.com/2025/01/29/cbs-evening-news-127-debut/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |work=Newscast Studio}}</ref>

Some local television stations in the U.S. have produced news magazines, although they have largely been displaced by cheaper programming acquired from the syndication market. An exception is [[WCVB-TV]] in Boston, which has continued to produce the nightly news magazine ''[[Chronicle (American TV program)|Chronicle]]'' since 1982.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Chronicle" marks 30 years on the air |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2012/01/30/chronicle-marks-30-years-on-the-air/ |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=Boston.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In Brazil, [[TV Globo]]'s news magazine ''[[Fantástico]]'' has aired on Sunday nights. Historically, it has been one of the top programs on Brazilian television, although its dominance is no longer as absolute as it was in the past due to competition from variety shows such as [[Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão|SBT]]'s ''[[Programa Silvio Santos]]'', and from [[Record (TV network)|Record]]'s competing news magazine ''Domingo Espetacular.''<ref>{{Cite web |title="Fantástico" perde 17 pontos de audiência em 10 anos |url=https://natelinha.uol.com.br/noticias/2014/01/25/fantastico-perde-17-pontos-de-audiencia-em-10-anos-70530.php |access-date=2023-07-08 |website=NaTelinha |language=pt-br}}</ref>