newsmongering

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noun

sensationalistic, gossipy journalism

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Meanings

nounnewsmongering (uncountable)
  1. uncountablesensationalistic, 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
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    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

From news + monger + -ing.

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APA

newsmongering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newsmongering

MLA

“newsmongering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newsmongering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “newsmongering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/newsmongering.

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