Media circus
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Media circus is a colloquial metaphor, or idiom, describing a news event where the media coverage is perceived to be out of proportion to the event being covered, such as the number of reporters at the scene, the amount of news media published or broadcast, and the level of media hype. The term is meant to critique the media, usually negatively, by comparing it to a circus, and is considered an idiom as opposed to a literal observation. Usage of the term in this sense became common in the 1970's.
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See also
- 24-hour news cycle
- Broadcast Journalism
- Cause célèbre
- CNN effect
- Deviancy amplification spiral
- Feiler Faster Thesis
- It's Not News, It's FARK
- Journalism
- Journalist
- Local news
- Media event
- Media scrum
- Missing white woman syndrome
- News broadcasting
- News program
- Reporter
- Sensationalism
- Television news
- Television program
- Trial by media
- Yellow journalism
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