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newsmongering

newsmongering noun: sensationalistic, gossipy journalism.

Noun

newsmongering (uncountable)

  1. sensationalistic, gossipy journalism
    • There is such a barrier also which divides honest reporting from cheap newsmongering.1970, Robert Moses, Public works: a dangerous trade, page xxiii
    • 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.2007, Mitchell Stephens, A History of News, page 90

Origin of newsmongering

From news + monger + -ing.

Questions about newsmongering

What does newsmongering mean?
Newsmongering means sensationalistic, gossipy journalism.
What part of speech is newsmongering?
Newsmongering is a noun.

Words near newsmongering in the dictionary

  1. newsmaking
  2. newsman
  3. newsmedia
  4. newsmen
  5. newsmonger
  6. newsmongering
  7. newsmongers
  8. newsmongery
  9. newsmonthlies
  10. newsmonthly
  11. newsness

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