Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

news cyclone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.51 in modern English

Syllables: news -cy-clone
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.

Example Sentences

"Julia Gillard has decided to take on the news cyclone. It used to be called the news cycle, but things move so quickly in the new media age that cyclone is a far more accurate word."
"One can see the possibility for limitless content for a 24/7 world: churnalism, hamsterization, the news cyclone—names to describe the condition keep coming."

Etymology

Punning blend of news cycle + cyclone, coined by American sociologist Eric Klinenberg in 2005.

Inflected Forms

news cyclones (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

churnalism hamsterization

Questions

What does news cyclone mean?: The 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.
Where does news cyclone come from?: Punning blend of news cycle + cyclone, coined by American sociologist Eric Klinenberg in 2005.

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