frowny-face journalism

A subset of the more general human interest story, frowny-face journalism takes some boring, abstract, impersonal policy change or social problem, takes a big photo of some sad children whose playcentre is closing, an old couple who are being forced out of their subsidised housing or, in this case, a recently unemployed man losing his home(s). This way, readers automatically know what to think about the story - generally 'awwwww'.

"Did you read that article about the sad children whose playcentre was bulldozed down and replaced with a right-wing lobby group headquarters?"

"Was it Frowny-face journalism"

"it made me go awwww"

by NZ Nanny July 23, 2009

Brown Frown

referring to schwag. A low quality brown marajuiana

by Curtlow April 27, 2003

frowny-face journalism

Frowny-face journalism is a subset of the more general human interest story, which takes some boring, abstract, impersonal policy change or social problem, uses a large photo to illustrate the sadness of the story (e.g.crying children whose playcentre is closing or an old couple who are being forced out of their subsidised housing). As a consequence, readers automatically know what to think about the story - generally 'awwwww'. This is bad enough in itself, but there is an added danger: that of taking the analogy between the sad individual and the social issue too far.
Reading such stories is a common cause of news-rage

Example of a frowny-face journalism piece from the New Zealand Herald "Bruce Burgess, 60 years old and a qualified engineer, has been busy his entire adult life. Aside from a couple of years overseas in the early 1970s, he has worked, paid his taxes and saved his money.
His wife Jo has held down regular work as an office administrator and accounts person. Neither of them smoke, they don't take extravagant holidays, and drink only occasionally."
It makes you go "awwww"

by Springbok28 July 23, 2009

Frowdy

Frowdy is both friday and rowdy

"what days it today"

"Mate its Frowdy"

by Full Pull Frowdys October 9, 2015

dont frown on brown

Don't frown on brown. Don't shy away from anal sex. Give it a try and turn that frown upside down.

She mentioned that she "was too nervous to try anal sex." I then told her "don't frown on brown." She now enjoys having anal sex with me. Dont frown on Brown!

by Progie on the Island February 22, 2017

Frown Town

1. Fictional place were nobody is happy and nothing is pleasant
2. Place where all the Sad Pies go to whinge

Brad: Awww, Sad Pie Joe is going

to Frown Town beacause I ate his Mars Bar.

by TheBlackList January 13, 2010

frown smile

the type of smile that is shaped like a frown but is obviously a smile. shown as a curling in the lips while over exaggerating a frown. either used as a visual, "touche" or an expression of contempt. sometimes accentuated with a raised eyebrow and/or a slight elevation to one side of the mouth or the other.

fryle

... and i could totally tell she wrecked her car just to impress me.
well what did you do next brah?

i totally flashed her a rowdy frown smile man what else?\
RAD!

by feminausea173 April 8, 2010