gutter press
Sensationalist journalism outlets
Gutter press refers to newspapers and magazines that trade in sensationalism, scandal, and intrusive coverage of people's private lives.
The gutter is the lowest part of the street, suggesting journalism that wallows in the lowest human impulses: The gutter press had a field day with the affair.
Chiefly British.
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- red-topMeadow grass species
- yellow journalistReporter favoring sensationalism over accuracy
- shitragVulgar term of contempt
- scandal sheetPublication focused on gossip
sensationalism · kiss and tell · celebrity gossip · clickbait · muckraking · defamation · paparazzi · public outrage · media circus · misinformation · scandalous · voyeurism · privacy invasion · mass appeal · political scandals · infotainment · trash TV · crime stories
- Fleet StreetFleet Street, Daily Mail, The Times, The Guardian, Sunday Times
- schlockschlock, schlocky, trash, junk, dreck
gutter pressquality press
responsible journalism · ethical journalism · investigative journalism · hard news · legacy media
gutter pressquality press
The New York Times · The Times · broadsheet · The Guardian · The Washington Post
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