news cyclone

English

Etymology

Punning blend of news cycle +‎ cyclone, coined by American sociologist Eric Klinenberg in 2005.

Noun

news cyclone (plural news cyclones)

  1. The 24/7 publishing of often unscheduled news reports, replacing the traditional news cycle.
    • 2013, Laurie Oakes, Remarkable Times: Australian Politics 2010-13:
      Julia Gillard has decided to take on the news cyclone. It used to be called the news cycle, but things move so quickly in the new media age that cyclone is a far more accurate word.
    • 2014, Nikki Usher, Making News at The New York Times, page 232:
      One can see the possibility for limitless content for a 24/7 world: churnalism, hamsterization, the news cyclone—names to describe the condition keep coming.
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