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gutter press

British  

noun

  1. the section of the popular press that seeks sensationalism in its coverage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“Maybe I’m incredibly naive but this is what I imagined 90s gutter press was like and most journalists had huge standards change since then.”

From Washington Post Jun. 13, 2022

The novel’s hero arises unexpectedly from the lowest depths of the gutter press, “an inconsequential girl, a nobody” who, “on the basis of pure courage,” changes the lives of Peruvians.

From New York Times Mar. 13, 2018

I would say, to anyone who believes that Gawker is just the gutter press, that those values are worth something even in the gutter.

From New York Times May 31, 2016

I'm a member of the OTO – Ordo Templi Orientis – an occult order founded by British genius Aleister Crowley, who was maligned by the gutter press.

From The Guardian Jul. 22, 2013

In America the gutter press section of journalism is esteemed at its true worth, and is as harmless as a few squibs.

From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.

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