News theme refers to the central idea and basic viewpoint of news reports, that is, journalists' views and attitudes towards objective facts and subjective intentions expressed through fact reports. Theme plays a leading role in news, runs through the whole text and leads writing, which is the basis of news conception, material selection, expression and language use.

It is the theme of news reports, the central idea embodied in news works, the main facts or important issues reflected, the main basis for selecting and organizing materials, and the main clue running through the process of news writing.

It is a certain viewpoint or proposition expressed by the author through the content, basic viewpoint and central idea embodied by news facts, as well as the author's viewpoint, intention and tendency.