newsmongering en · NOUN
Etymology
From news + monger + -ing.
Meanings
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(uncountable) 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: