disinfotainment
English edit
Etymology edit
Blend of disinformation + infotainment
Noun edit
disinfotainment (uncountable)
- (derogatory) infotainment based on incorrect or misleading information
- 2009 August 7, “Stand up for intelligent news gathering”, in Toronto Star[1]:
- The prospect of CBC Newsworld adopting the style and substance of CNN, and thus joining fully the world of "disinfotainment," is as depressing as it seems inevitable.