infotainment

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"News" has become infotainment, a smear of fact and a little truth, encased in a rich chocolate coating, sprinkled with sugar, then served in a plate of ice cream.

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  1. noun A television program with a mixture of news and entertainment features, such as interviews, commentaries, and reviews. Also called docutainment.

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  • Besides the normal thousand channels of infotainment, there were amateur-rids, pubforums, hobby and spec-interest lines, two-way chatshows, and"Uncle Fred" showing slides of his blimp-ride to Everest. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 04 - April 1994
  • So if interior comfort, incredible infotainment, attention-getting style, and —  The Car Connection
  • On the negative side, McDonald's faces a shareholder resolution criticizing alleged abuses of chickens in its U.S. supply chain. rolling out a network of in-store screens in 20 locations that air present entertainment, infotainment, messaging and advertising in order to reinforce the McDonald's brand and broadcast focused promotional campaigns. —  Media Buyer Planner
  • After an entertaining word-play countdown that I now officially nominate to replace all pre-preview movie infotainment, Glass sat down at a desk set off-center to a round of applause —  Nashville Scene - Pith in the Wind
  • Amazon's Kindle 2 makes sure you don't miss out on infotainment, offering over 260,000 books, blogs, newspapers and magazines. —  The Money Times - finance news, lifestyle, markets, investment, personal finance, banking, retirement planning
 

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