news magazine vs mag

news magazine and mag both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
news magazine	Yes	No	No	No
mag	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mag is a hypernym of news magazine; that is, mag is a word with a broader meaning than news magazine:

news magazine: a magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually published weekly
mag: a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

Other hypernyms of news magazine include magazine.

news magazine (noun)	mag (noun)
a magazine devoted to reports of current events; usually published weekly	a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it