| Hard News | Soft News |
|---|---|
| coverage of breaking events involving top leaders, major issues, or significant disruptions in the routines of daily life | mainly entertaining or personally useful |
| Purely Factual | Can be opinion based/ subjective |
| colourful style with less emphasis on straight facts | |
| more pressing / serious | infotainment/entertainment based |
| less focus on emotion | more focus on emotion and human interest |