Newzak

English Alternative forms Newszak Etymology en news Muzak, coined by Malcolm Muggeridge. Noun - en derogatory News reporting that aims to entertain more than to inform. en 1979 Malcolm Muggeridge Things past 209 These pundits intone Newzak like priests each evening, every now and again breaking off for a 'message', this being the consumer aspect of Newzak en 1985 Architectural Digest 42 33 they go on, mile after mile, with ever more tarmac opening before them, and their radio alternating between Muzak, a melange of tunes, and Newzak, a melange of news items, both geared to counteracting anything in the nature of thought. en 2003 Richard Hack Clash of the titans 473 The thrust of the news service was unbiased reporting and presenting the complete picture. Critics reported that despite its claims, Fox News had not found a way to reinvent the news. Rather, it merely added to the saturation level. Newzak. en 2008 John Simpson Not Quite World's End 421 The recording must exist somewhere in the vast archives of the BBC, but it wasn't particularly enlightening as far as Mugabe's negotiating position was concerned, and the report I based on it was one of those Newzak pieces