Newsweak (Newsweek nickname)
Newsweek is a weekly news magazine that began in 1933 and is located in New York City. In November 2010, Newsweek merged with the website The Daily Beast. The obvious Newsweek nickname of Newsweek…
Newszak or Newzak (news + muzak)
"Newzak" or "newsak" (news + muzak) is a kind of news, like muzak, that people listen to but don't intellectually involve themselves with. English journalist Malcolm…
NoNewsMax (Newsmax nickname)
Newsmax is a conservative American news and opinion website, and it operates Newsmax TV. Some critics have nicknamed it "NoNewsMax" (or "NoNewsmax" or "Nonewsmax").…
NyTi (New York Times nickname)
The New York Times newspaper is usually abbreviated "NYT." However, sometimes it is abbreviated "NyTi" or NYTi." "WaPo or NYTi" was posted on Twitter on October…
Old Lady of 43rd Street (New York Times nickname)
The New York Times newspaper published from a building at 229 West 43rd Street in Manhattan from 1913 until 2007. The Times was then called the "Old Lady of 43rd Street" -- an echo of the…
Old York Times (New York Times nickname)
The New York Times is a newspaper that has been pubished in New York City since 1851. Conservative radio talk show host Michael Savage believes that the newspaper has an old, tired liberal slant,…
Op-Ed (opposite editorial)
The New York Times started its now-famous "Op-Ed" section in 1970. However, "op-ed" ("opposite editorial") can be dated to the New York World in the 1920s. New York is…
Oysgezoomt
Zoom video communications became popular in 2020 during the coronavirus pandemic. The Yiddish word "oysgezoomt" (fatigued or bored by Zoom) was coined, "New Yiddish-English…
Page Fix or Page Sick (Page Six nicknames)
Page Six -- the gossip page of the New York (NY) Post newspaper -- had a scandal in 2006, where editor Jared Paul Stern allegedly tried to extort money from businessman Ron Burkle in exchange for…
Page Six
"Page Six" is the gossip page of the New York (NY) Post. It features stories of "celebrities" as Paris Hilton and the Olsen Twins. "Page Six" was started in January…
Past Tense Media
"Past tense media" is an unflattering nickname for the mainstream media (MSM) (such as newspapers and magazines) that are often late to news stories, reporting on them days or weeks after…
People’s News Network (Twitter nickname)
Twitter is an online networking serivce for short messages. "Twitter = The People's News Network" was posted on Twitter on May 1, 2011, after it first made news on Twitter that Osama…
Pervertico (Politico nickname)
Conservative radio talk show host Mark Levin read a Politico.com political news story, "Mission for anti-Palin movement: Expose her" by Kenneth Vogel, on the air on April 25, 2011. Levin…
Pingdemic (ping + pandemic)
The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic resulted in some apps that governments asked citizens to put on their phones. In July 2021, the UK National Health Service "pinged" many devices with…
Plandid (planned + candid)
A "plandid" (planned + candid) is a photograph that appears to be candid, but was actually planned. It shows the subject seemingly in the middle of an activity, and not staring at the…
Politiho (Politico + ho/whore)
A "politico" (cited in English print since at least the 1600s) is a politician, or someone who works for a politician or holds strong political views. Politico.com (founded in 2007) is a…
Porno-Graphic (New York Evening Graphic nickname)
The New York (NY) Evening Graphic had a brief run from 1924 to 1932, but it was known for its high circulation in the city and its sensationalism, such as stories of murder and photos of the human…
Potemkin Journalism (Potemkin Journalist)
A "Potemkin village" is a fake one that's meant to deceive. Russian minister Grigory Potemkin is said to have built fake villages along the Dnieper River in 1787 so that Empress…
Pravda on the Hudson (New York Times nickname)
"Pravda on the Hudson" (or, hyohenated, "Pravda-on-the-Hudson") is an unflattering nickname of The New York Times newspaper. Pravda (Russian for "truth") was the…
Press Corpse (obituary-writing press corps nickname)
Newspaper obituaries of notable people are usually written in advance of their deaths, allowing for quick and accurate publication. The name "press corps" -- the last word is pronounced…