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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescirco mediatico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tʃir.ko meˈdja.ti.ko
"L'evento si è trasformato in un circo mediatico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation in which news coverage is excessive, sensationalized, and chaotic, often shifting focus away from important facts to sensational details.
"The celebrity trial turned into a massive media circus, with reporters camping outside the courthouse for weeks." - 2
An event or public spectacle orchestrated largely to attract maximum attention from journalists and broadcasters.
"The product launch became a media circus with dozens of camera crews and flashing lights."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'media', the plural of medium originating from Latin 'medius' (middle), with 'circus', derived from the Latin word for a circular arena or spectacle. Coined in the late 20th century, the phrase metaphorically links the chaotic, sensationalized nature of modern news reporting to a traveling circus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Media circus" is said worldwide
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cirque médiatique
Transliteration: sir-k me-dya-tik
"Le procès a vite dégénéré en cirque médiatique."
Medienzirkus
Transliteration: me-di-en-tsir-kus
"Der Skandal führte zu einem beispiellosen Medienzirkus."
circo mediatico
Transliteration: tʃir.ko meˈdja.ti.ko
"L'evento si è trasformato in un circo mediatico."
circo mediático
Transliteration: sir-ko me-dya-ti-ko
"La investigación policial se convirtió en un circo mediático."
circo midiático
Transliteration: sir-ku mi-dyá-ti-ku
"A política virou um verdadeiro circo midiático."
मीडिया सर्कस
Transliteration: midiya sarkas
"इस मामले ने एक बड़ा मीडिया सर्कस का रूप ले लिया।"
媒体马戏团
Transliteration: méitǐ mǎxìtuán
"这起诉讼演变成了一场媒体马戏团般的闹剧。"
언론 서커스
Transliteration: eollon seokeoseu
"그 재판은 완전히 언론 서커스로 변해버렸다."
メディア・サーカス
Transliteration: media sākasu
"そのスキャンダルは巨大なメディア・サーカスを引き起こした。"
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