Mediot

Quick meaning: Mediot is a noun meaning (slang, derogatory) A member of the media; a journalist, especially one who makes inaccurate claims in articles.

Meaning

(slang, derogatory) A member of the media; a journalist, especially one who makes inaccurate claims in articles.

Example Sentences

Now I know there are a lot of mediots who don't like George Steinbrenner for whatever reason -- probably because he treats them the way they treat players. ¶ But on what basis do they keep making the absurd claim that "The Yankees are the best team on paper, but what about the George Steinbrenner factor?"

The scene shifts to a recording studio set up to look like a nineteenth-century library, shelves with wooden shelves holding neat sets of leather-bound books—a cultural motif of intellect. […] The mediot interviewing her gets right to the point. “Dr. Parris, there has been widespread speculation that your lab was devoted to biowarfare research—”

Word Forms

• mediots

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include midwit, newsmonger, televidiot, muckraker, marketroid, sourcerer.

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