The phenomena that is suggested to have begun in the 80s, intended to boost ratings, which has resulted in there no longer being a clear distinction between ethical journalism and tabloid sensationalism.
The Medialoid attack of Michael Jackson rendered a guilty conviction in the Court of Public Opinion from which he has never been fully vindicated; in spite of legal acquittal.
The Medialoid agenda of news outlets is to have an "ethical" journalist, as well as a "tabloid" reporter covering a high profile case. The latter prints salacious rumors and innuendo which the former picks up and reports as fact. As attorney Mark Geragos has said, "That is not story telling...it's a gang-bang."
It is mainstream media infected by tabloid journalism. The infiltration of tabloid journalism into traditional media sources, including the proliferation of sensationalism, triviality and disregard for privacy.
"Facts, Fallacies, and Fears of Tabloidization"
USA Today Magazine; Nov99, Vol. 128 Issue 2654, p67, 2p
Tabloids rely for their content on gossip, barely credible sources, an appeal to emotion, and the use of checkbook journalism. Where the problem occurs is that mainstream media is rapidly turning into medialoid.
Students at Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. Used in a perjorative sense by professors and outsiders. The word is formed by combining the school's name with a commonpleasure instrument known as a dildo.
"I told you Medill-dos to get at least two sources for each story -- not just one. You say you want to be journalists but you are all too lazy," said one irate Medill professor.
"They're only Medill-dos," whispered the city councilman to his assistant. "They want to be journalists some day, but nobody ever sees any of their stories. You don't have to worry about what you say to them.
"That's why there's a pimple-faced kid holding the microphone. Nobody would put him on the air in the real world."
Noun: while pooping, on or off the toilet, the turd can support itself hanging from your ass. In other words, if one were to stop pushing, the poop would just hang there from the ass, very much like an ornamental medallion.
Boy, I'm glad everything is ok now, but I still had an ass medallion on when my old lady started chokin' on a chicken bone!
1. Roger gave his girlfriend's tits a motorboating while he was tugging on her Pink Medallions.
2. Carl ripped off Tonya's top while swimming in the pool exposing her lovely set of Pink Medallions.
3. Edwin was peeking in on his grandmother in the shower, despite her age, he loved getting a glimpse of her wrinkled Pink Medallions.
Ulzzang true definition is "best & "face" = best face in korean. They are basically people with above average looks, sometimes with the use of photoshop and haduri who post their pics online, some becoming internet celebrities.
"Hey, see that chick over there? She's pretty enough to be an ulzzang. :D"
EBK stands for "Elite Ball Knowledge." 1 In internet slang, "ball knowledge" originally referred to a deep understanding of football/soccer or basketball, but it has evolved into a broader term for having a highly sophisticated, deep, or niche understanding of any specific topic (such as music, movies, or subcultures).
Person A: "That scene was a direct homage to an unreleased 1982 Japanese indie film."
Person B: "Wow, EBK."
Texas is categorized as a swing state in presidential elections, but has voted for Republicans more times than for Democrats in recent history. As such, as demographics change political alignments, some Democrats believe that Texas will vote blue, or Democratic, due to their Hispanic and African American voters, who often align themselves with the Democratic Party's liberal wing.
Blexas has been cited as possible in the upcoming decades, but only if Democrats continue to win the Hispanic vote in bigger margins.
Democrat 1: What is your prediction for the 2024 presidential election?
Democrat 2: Well uh, Blexas!
Democrat 1: You've been saying that since 2008 though.
Brought to public attention by Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the book on the fall of Richard Nixon, All The President’s Men, ratfucker was Nixon’s term for a political operative who sows chaos among opponents; an agent provocateur. It is thought to have originated among campus political rivalries at USC, and seems to have some usage in the US military.
Along with Nixon’s other ratfuckers, Roger Stone caused fights at otherwise peaceful Democratic Party protests to generate a false narrative that the Democrats were violent and dangerous.