media hype
Manufactured news excitement
Media hype is exaggerated or intensive publicity generated by news outlets and commentators, often disproportionate to the actual significance of the subject.
The term implies manufactured excitement or alarm: The product launch got tons of media hype but disappointed buyers.
Something that's all media hype has been inflated beyond its substance.
- sensationalismOverhyped news coverage
- publicityMedia-driven awareness
- clickbaitSensationalized content for traffic
- tabloidsSensational gossip newspapers
- fake newsIntentionally deceptive media content
trending · going viral · buzz · hot takes · echo chamber · talking heads · propaganda · spin doctors · exaggeration · fearmongering · yellow journalism · manufactured · high drama · agenda setting · shock value · mass hysteria · circus · agitation
- media effectsagenda-setting, framing, priming, desensitization, persuasion
- Sports Rivalryarchrival, historic rivalry, rivalry game, rivalry week, crosstown rival
- fearmongeringscaremongering, fearmongering, scare tactics, fear tactics, alarmism
- media biasbias, editorial bias, slant, partisan, partiality
media hypeunderstatement
Intentional diminishment for effect
restraint · soft pedaling · soft launch · downplaying · radio silence
media hypemedia blackout
Suppression of press coverage
obscurity · invisibility · under the radar · ignored · overlooked
media hypebalanced coverage
Proportionate treatment of viewpoints
responsible journalism · investigative journalism · hard news
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