News Y took down news X

[supermarioutd]

Hello,

Let's say event X happens and dominates the news headlines and news programs on the air. Then news Y happens and people's attention goes towards news Y and the news programs start covering new Y. Is there an idiomatic way of saying news Y took down news X from the headlines?

Thank you in advance,

 

[Egmont]

"The news about Brexit pushed news about Putin out of the headlines" or "... off the front page" (in a phrase that is still used even if we are discussing Web news sites) is one way to say this. There are many others.

Also, please note that "news" is uncountable, so you cannot say "news X" or "news Y." You have to say something like "news item X" or "news subject X," where "item" and "subject" are countable and "news" serves as an adjective to describe the kind of item or subject you are writing about.

 

[supermarioutd]

"The news about Brexit pushed news about Putin out of the headlines" or "... off the front page" (in a phrase that is still used even if we are discussing Web news sites) is one way to say this. There are many others.

Also, please note that "news" is uncountable, so you cannot say "news X" or "news Y." You have to say something like "news item X" or "news subject X," where "item" and "subject" are countable and "news" serves as an adjective to describe the kind of item or subject you are writing about.

Thanks. What about news programs on TV?

 

[ain'ttranslationfun?]

I think we'd simply call them "news programs".

 

[supermarioutd]

I mean what is an expression to suggest a piece of news took the place of another piece of news on TV news programs?

 

[ain'ttranslationfun?]

"Brexit has pushed Putin out of the headlines" among many others, as Egmont says; I don't see any need for "The news about Brexit", although you could add it if you wanted to.

 

[supermarioutd]

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Isn't headline just for newspaper?

 

[sdgraham]

Isn't headline just for newspaper?

See the following.

 

[ain'ttranslationfun?]

I apparently didn't hit the "Post" key for this message:

Isn't headline just for newspaper?

Please see my edited post.

"headlines" can be used figuratively.

 

[supermarioutd]

Can we say this? :

The government did this to distract people and push the tax increase out of headlines.

 

[london calling]

I would understand it but it isn't idiomatic.

 

[supermarioutd]

I would understand it but it isn't idiomatic.

So is there an idiom for that situation when government tries to distract people with a piece of news that overshadows another piece of news?