news driver

I can't be sure without any context, but offhand I would say it's simply something that drives the news. In other words, whatever generates a story that the media can report on, presumably for a while.

Either that or someone who drives a news van, I guess.

Hi YoungCal,

The definition 1 you wrote is the one that I'm questioning. I was watching TV and it appeared on the screen.

Is 'news driver' a commonly known term? Can I say 'news starter or creator' instead?

When I saw 'news driver', it reminded me of 'taxi driver'. Are these two drivers mean the same or different?

Thanks for the reply.

I wouldn't say that "news driver" is often heard, but I think that most native speakers of English would understand its meaning upon hearing it in the proper context. "News starter" or "new creator" are perfectly fine, but they do sound a bit odd. They wouldn't have the same meaning as "news driver" however, as that term implies that the subject is continually providing news sources with materia

a news driver is not something that creates news - its the quality of the piece of news that makes people interested in it. a news driver is the reason someone would be interested in the news. some news drivers are prominence, magnitude, importance, human interest, conflict, change, progress, etc.