newsmongering
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]newsmongering (uncountable)
- sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
- 1970, Robert Moses, Public works: a dangerous trade, page xxiii:
- There is such a barrier also which divides honest reporting from cheap newsmongering.
- 2007, Mitchell Stephens, A History of News, page 90:
- In addition, in transforming news into a mass-produced product, the printing press made newsmongering more than just a specialized function — it established it as a business.