news cyclone
news cyclone noun: the 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.
Noun
news cyclone (plural news cyclones)
- The 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.
- Julia Gillard has decided to take on the news cyclone. It used to be called the news cycle, but things move so quickly in the new media age that cyclone is a far more accurate word.2013, Laurie Oakes, Remarkable Times: Australian Politics 2010-13
- One can see the possibility for limitless content for a 24/7 world: churnalism, hamsterization, the news cyclone—names to describe the condition keep coming.2014, Nikki Usher, Making News at The New York Times, page 232
Forms of news cyclone
| plural | news cyclones |
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Origin of news cyclone
Punning blend of news cycle + cyclone, coined by American sociologist Eric Klinenberg in 2005.
Questions about news cyclone
- What does news cyclone mean?
- News cyclone means the 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.
- What part of speech is news cyclone?
- News cyclone is a noun.
- What is the plural of news cyclone?
- The plural of news cyclone is news cyclones.
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