a piece of news vs a bit of news

Both 'a piece of news' and 'a bit of news' are correct and commonly used phrases in English. They are interchangeable and can be used to refer to a small amount of news or information.

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a piece of news

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a specific news item or information.

This phrase is used to describe a single news item or a specific piece of information.

Examples:

Did you hear the latest piece of news about the company's merger?
I have an interesting piece of news to share with you.

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I think she could use a piece of news like that today.
But I've just been handed a piece of news.
Although Coppola has always satisfied a certain expressive intent in her previous films, this time she failed to reconcile her style of representation of reality with the need to document a piece of news as objectively as possible.
I have a piece of news I hope you might find entertaining.
I think she could use a piece of news like that today.
This was not a piece of news which I was looking forward to breaking to Sibella.
But I have a piece of news to ease yer mind.
Sometimes the market may overprice a piece of news, such as player injuries, tiredness or motivation.
If you have a piece of news in several languages, please send it in separate mails to the relevant lists.
The title of the song sung by Lene a few hour ago (see last news) couldn't have been better for a piece of news we can hardly believe.
There's a piece of news which you might have not heard about yet, but that is definitely your business, as well as ours.
And? Well, here's a piece of news for you
Refugees, refugees, refugees... here is a piece of news that has no time nor a definite space.
What comes from the Emperor -that was the background idea- is a saving message that is not just a piece of news, but a change of the world for the better.
To open the news window using the gadget, click the icon which is displayed in the center of the gadget when a piece of news is released.
the anniversary of the Church recognition of our Fraternity brings with it a piece of news that represents the apex and the accomplishment of the grace the Lord gave us of a faith that is both life and mission.
Did Dispatch release a piece of news?
I have a piece of news for you.
Have I got a piece of news for you.
But this is not a piece of news in the USA of the 21st century.

Alternatives:

a news article
a news story
a news report
a news update
a news bulletin

a bit of news

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a small amount of news or information.

This phrase is used informally to describe a small piece of news or information.

Examples:

I heard a bit of news about the upcoming event.
Let me share a bit of news with you.

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Well, we have a bit of news concerning the firm.
That's a bit of news he neglected to mention.
So, I have a bit of news to share...
So here's a bit of news.
Then last month a bit of news began to surface.
And I guess we have a bit of news clip to precede.
I have a bit of news for you.
Well, I do have a bit of news.
I've got a bit of news for you, baby.
Actually, I have a bit of news of my own.
Well, there's a bit of news.
I have a bit of news which I want to announce here, even if I can't go into details: between 2017 and 2018 we will open two new restaurants, again in the United States and in the Middle East.
Every year I celebrate with a bit of news about my blog or my world, and this year is no exception!
A bit of news on the Bernatelli front, by the way, Douglas.
I've had a bit of news.
Well, I do have a bit of news.
A bit of news.
And I guess we have a bit of news clip to precede.

Alternatives:

a piece of news
some news
a news snippet
a news tidbit
a news update

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