Newsreel (noun)

A series of short film segments, each covering a news event of the day, and presented in a cinema as part of a regular program.

Origin:

20th century: from news + reel (because it is shown on a reel of film).

Examples:

1. The newsreel showed images of the Second World War.
2. The newsreel was a weekly feature in the cinemas during the 1920s and 1930s.
3. A clip from the newsreel was shown in the documentary about the history of the film industry.
4. Newsreels were a major source of information for people before the advent of television.
5. The newsreel depicted the life of ordinary people during the Great Depression.