media darlings
Journalists' beloved subjects
Media darlings are people or things receiving unusually favorable press coverage.
The term suggests the attention is excessive or unearned—that journalists have developed a crush rather than maintained objectivity: The startup was a media darling until the fraud came to light.
Yesterday's media darling often becomes tomorrow's cautionary tale.
- favoritesMost preferred choices
- golden childFamily's most favored member
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- newsmakersThose who attract coverage
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
popularity · talk of the town · influencers · sensations · rising star · cultural icons · celeb · household names · cover girl · stars · idols · applause · trendsetters · adulation · star power · public image · icon · fifteen minutes of fame
- VIPscelebrities, superstars, head of state, stars, legend
- heroeshero, heroes, heroine, heroines, superhero
- show-offsbraggarts, boasters, showboats, grandstanders, egotists
- trendsetterstrendsetter, trendsetters, influencer, fashionistas, style icons
media darlingsnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
unknowns · unsung heroes · off the radar · marginalized voices · B-listers
media darlingswhipping boys
Substitutes for punishment
scapegoats · punching bags · persona non grata · public enemies · hate figures
media, darling, medium, medial, median, mediate, mediation, mediator, multimedia