Pop Cultural Terrorism

definition:
to seize control of the news media and its broadcast content through acts of extreme and deliberate notoriety. this generally results in hysteria amongst pundits and Main Stream Media news-persons who feel they are obliged to report -motivated by a) profit/ratings and b) the belief that the public must know- on such events as they occur (BREAKING!). water cooler conversations are dominated by statements and conclusions from Senior Hollywood Analysts, leaving little room for anything else to be discussed. results in an end effect of events that are normally newsworthy being washed out, buried or simply ignored.

synonyms:
reality TV, usurpation, commandeer, water down, infotainment, diversion, distraction

antonyms:
reality, news, essential, relevant, useful, information

see examples:
Hilton, Paris; Fox News; Lohan, Lyndsey; CNN; Hollywood; celebrity gossip