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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

journaliste à sensation

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʒuʁ.na.list a sɑ̃.sjɔ

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Yellow-journalist/ˈjel.oʊ ˌdʒɝː.nə.lɪst/
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Ce journaliste à sensation a publié une fausse nouvelle pour vendre plus de journaux."

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As noun
  1. 1

    A reporter or journalist who publishes sensationalistic, exaggerated, or unethical stories to capture public attention and boost sales.

    "The tabloid was widely criticized for employing a yellow-journalist who fabricated quotes to make the scandal appear worse than it was."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'yellow journalism', a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts in the late 19th century. The term originated from 'The Yellow Kid', a popular comic strip run in rival New York City newspapers, and subsequently came to describe reporters and publishers who engage in unethical, sensationalist media practices.

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🇫🇷French → English

journaliste à sensation

Transliteration: ʒuʁ.na.list a sɑ̃.sjɔ

"Ce journaliste à sensation a publié une fausse nouvelle pour vendre plus de journaux."

🇩🇪German → English

Sensationsjournalist

Transliteration: zɛnzaˈt͡si̯oːnsˌjʊʁnaˌlɪst

"Der Sensationsjournalist berichtete reißerisch über den vermeintlichen Skandal."

🇮🇹Italian → English

giornalista scandalistico

Transliteration: dʒor.naˈli.sta skan.daˈli.sti.ko

"Il giornalista scandalistico cercava solo di attirare l'attenzione del pubblico."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

periodista amarillista

Transliteration: pe.ɾjoˈðis.ta a.ma.ɾiˈʎis.ta

"El periodista amarillista exageró los hechos para vender más portadas."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

jornalista marrom

Transliteration: ʒoʁ.naˈlis.tɐ maˈʁõ

"O jornalista marrom foi processado por difamação devido à sua matéria sensacionalista."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

सनसनीखेज पत्रकार

Transliteration: sansasanikhej patrakar

"एक सनसनीखेज पत्रकार हमेशा बढ़ा-चढ़ाकर खबरें छापता है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

黄色新闻记者

Transliteration: huángsè xīnwén jìzhě

"那个黄色新闻记者为了吸引眼球而编造了谎言。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

황색 저널리스트

Transliteration: hwangsaek jeon-eol-ri-seu-teu

"황색 저널리스트들은 자극적인 제목으로 독자들을 현혹한다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

黄色いジャーナリスト

Transliteration: kiiroi jānarisuto

"黄色いジャーナリストが無責任な記事で世間を騒がせた。"

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