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shroud-waving coverage

shroud-waving coverage

9.9
News reporting that focuses on sadness and shock to get attention
  • noun
  • Literature
translation icon : cobertura sensacionalista
  • Critics argue that shroud-waving coverage does little to inform and instead fuels public anxiety.

Examples

  • The news channel came under fire for its shroud-waving coverage of the disaster.

  • Many viewers found the shroud-waving coverage disrespectful to the victims' families.

  • The media's shroud-waving coverage of the accident was overwhelming.

  • Did you see the shroud-waving coverage last night?

  • The media's shroud-waving coverage of the tragic event led to widespread criticism for its lack of sensitivity.

  • Many people believe that shroud-waving coverage sensationalizes grief instead of honoring the victims properly.

  • During the broadcast, the channel focused on shroud-waving coverage, highlighting the sorrowful aspects rather than providing informative content.

Synonyms

sensationalism
vsshroud-waving coverage
  • Literature
12 7.0

Publishing shocking or exaggerated stories to get attention

applies this mainly to reporting tragic events stressing grief and tragedy
yellow journalism
vsshroud-waving coverage
  • Literature
2 5.2

Reporting that exaggerates and uses shocking stories to attract readers while ignoring the truth

focuses on grief and tragic detail rather than on ignoring accuracy or ethics
sensational story
vsshroud-waving coverage
  • Literature
2 4.3

A news article that shocks or excites people by making events seem bigger than they are

focuses specifically on tragic events and excessive grieving rather than general shock
shroud-waving
vsshroud-waving coverage
  • Literature
9.9

An act of showing too much grief to gain public sympathy

focuses reporting on tragedy and grief rather than mainly to influence opinion

Antonyms

objective
238 4.3

Not influenced by personal feelings and based only on facts

How Sensational

shroud-waving coverage
  • Literature
9.9
sensationalism
  • Literature
12 7.0
biased reporting
  • Literature
1 5.5
reportorially
  • Literature
1 8.1

Surface Forms

shroud-waving coverage singular
shroud-waving coverages plural

Morphology

shroud-waving + coverage

The noun combines literal constituents—'shroud' (burial cloth) + 'waving' (displaying by waving) + 'coverage' (news reporting)—so a learner can infer a connection to reporting that emphasizes death or mourning. However, the rhetorical/metaphorical leap from ‘waving a shroud’ to the specific idea of sensationalized, grief-focused reporting is not fully predictable for a B1 learner without exposure, so the expression is partially but not fully transparent.

Etymology

Shroud-waving coverage comes from the picture of someone waving a shroud, the cloth used to cover a dead body, to show grief in a loud way. That strong picture of showing sorrow explains why the phrase is used for news that focuses on tragedy to 'shock' people or 'get attention'.