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on the news / from the news . which one is more natural? Hello, friends! I'd like to ask you guts one question. "I heard that on the news / from the news" Could you tell me which one is more natural and the differences?

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"I'd like to ask you (guys) one question." "I heard that one the news" would be the correct way to say this. "I heard that on the news": on is a preposition also used to refer to a device (phone, computer, TV). "I was talking on the phone." "I saw it on television." But if the news source was the paper you would say, "I read it in the news." "I heard that from the news": this would be improper use of the preposition 'from'. You could switch out 'news' for a person and then it would make sense. "I heard that from James."
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Usually, I would say "on the news" - "I heard the weather report on the news." "Hear from" is not something I would use in talking about the news - it refers to being contacted: "I'm so glad I got his e-mail! It's been months since I've heard from him," or "The hiking party, which had been feared lost, has finally been heard from."

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