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A neologism which refers to the media tendency to merge information with entertainment. The term was first conceived with a negative connotation as the “seriousness” of journalism is seen as contaminated with the market-driven logic of entertaining the audience. Nowadays, however, different websites define themselves as “infotainers” with a specificity in the functions and services provided.
 
A neologism which refers to the media tendency to merge information with entertainment. The term was first conceived with a negative connotation as the “seriousness” of journalism is seen as contaminated with the market-driven logic of entertaining the audience. Nowadays, however, different websites define themselves as “infotainers” with a specificity in the functions and services provided.
 
[[Category:The Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary]]
 
[[Category:The Cultural Diplomacy Dictionary]]
 
 
== External links and references ==
 
*[http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0406/p09s01-cojh.html| Tough times for hard news, but good journalism goes on (The Christian Science Monitor)]
 
*[http://www.csicop.org/specialarticles/show/thats_infotainment/| That’s Infotainment! (Generation sXeptic)]
 

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