| 1. | a news story that forms the basis of or justification for a feature story, editorial, political cartoon, or the like. |
| 2. | the reference in a feature story, editorial, or the like, to the newsworthy event that underlies or justifies it. |
| Main Entry: | news peg1 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an event that is considered worthy of being reported in the news; a reference in a news story to such an event; also called peg |
| Main Entry: | news peg2 |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | a news story that forms the basis for a feature story, editorial, cartoon, interview, etc. |
