Someone who always knows where the TV cameras or other media devices are at all times and always makes sure they are noticed by them. Examples would be celebrities, politicians or sports figures. that have nothing of importance to say, but always make sure they wind up on-camera as often as they can. An individual of former importance that panders to the camera or other media devices to make sure they are seen despite their irrelevance today. Synonym: Attention Strumpet
The term strumpet originally meant a female prostitute, or a lady of "questionable" character. Media or Attention Strumpet includes members of both sexes who crave media attention
The term strumpet originally meant a female prostitute, or a lady of "questionable" character. Media or Attention Strumpet includes members of both sexes who crave media attention
"The former vice-presidential candidate continues to inanely talk about things (s)he knows nothing of. (S)he is nothing but an attention strumpet."
" That football player is a giant media strumpet. He knows where the cameras are at all times and makes sure he is noticed by them. "
" That football player is a giant media strumpet. He knows where the cameras are at all times and makes sure he is noticed by them. "
by Jerold in Citrus Park February 6, 2020
Get the Media Strumpet mug.Their social media sympathy is ridiculous, one minute they post how they hate everyone and want to be left alone, then complain how nobody pays them any attention.
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The lesson where peeeople sit on their asses and do nothing, often they play games and take up the practice of 'parkour'.
by The Waster in Media April 24, 2011
Get the Media Studies mug.A person, who has a largely known reputation and a high social media presence in social media society
by etreuf75 January 31, 2016
Get the media socialite mug.A much-hyped weather-pattern that is intended to prompt panicked locals to stock up on costly emergency-supplies (canned/dried food, flashlights/batteries, auto/heating fuel, propane, generators, snowblowers, etc.), but then no "huge nor'easter" --- or even any particularly-noteworthy weather-disturbance of any kind --- ever actually materializes, causing the frazzled residents to feel foolish and disgusted for having spent all that hard-earned money for nothing.
I didn't bother laying in emergency supplies for the supposedly major hurricane and blizzard that was announced on MSN Weather, and sure enough, there was just a little rain and slightly-chilly breezes overnight, and now it's balmy and sunny outside. Sounds like just another media storm to me... just the news-services in cahoots with the survival-supplies manufacturers to trick people into needlessly buying more of their products.
by QuacksO March 2, 2018
Get the media storm mug.The academic study of everything that comes out of a screen, speaker, or printing press, examining how messages are created, transmitted, and interpreted by an audience that's usually scrolling past them. It's the discipline that explains why news outlets cover the same stories, why your uncle shares articles he clearly hasn't read, and why every movie trailer now has that same "BWAAAA" sound. Media sciences reveal that the medium is the message, and the message is usually "please keep watching, we need ad revenue."
Example: "She got a degree in media sciences and now can't watch a commercial without analyzing its target demographic, psychological manipulation tactics, and questionable gender politics. She misses the days when she could just enjoy a fast-food ad without deconstructing its capitalist agenda."
by Nammugal February 14, 2026
Get the Media Sciences mug.The study of how media shapes human behavior and how humans shape media in return, creating a feedback loop of content, reaction, and more content about the reaction. It examines why certain videos go viral (cats, mostly), how news coverage influences public opinion (a lot, unfortunately), and why comment sections are universally recognized as the worst places on the internet (anonymity plus anger equals chaos). Media social sciences confirm that we are not just consumers of media; we are also products of it, and the product is currently yelling at someone on Twitter.
Example: "A media social sciences study analyzed why people share political articles without reading them. The conclusion: signaling tribal identity is more important than being informed. Sharing an article says 'I'm on your team,' not 'I've evaluated this information.' The researchers then shared their findings without reading the comments, which they knew would be terrible."
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