media frenzy
Reporters swarm collectively
A media frenzy is intense, often excessive coverage of a news story by multiple outlets competing for attention.
The frenzy suggests a feeding frenzy—journalists swarming a story the way sharks swarm prey: The scandal triggered a media frenzy that lasted for weeks.
The term usually implies the coverage is disproportionate or sensationalized.
- scandalsPublicized shameful acts
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- tabloidSensationalist newspaper format
- breaking newsNewly unfolding events reported
- breaking storyNewly emerging news event
wall-to-wall coverage · speculation · hype · talking heads · clickbait · misinformation · hyperbole · spin doctors · citizen journalism · yellow journalism · reputational damage · paparazzi · viral · controversy · press conferences · 24-hour · cable news · algorithms
- mediatelevision, news, broadcasting, video, radio station
- Media Termsbreaking news, TV show, sound bite, press release, comic strip
- backlashbacklash, blowback, outcry, outrage, pushback
- frenzymania, hysteria, madness, fury, rage
- media trialstrial coverage, court reporting, contempt of court, fair trial, courtroom decorum
- newsnews, headlines, breaking news, headline, news alert