scandalismとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

scandalism (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 scandalisms)

1. The focussing of attention on and publicizing information about scandals.
   • 1858, Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine - Volumes 7-8, page 461:

     But in spite of Dow, and all other malicious scandalisms, Fletcher's star was evidently in the ascendant.

   • 2001, Tom Slattery, Immodest Proposals: Through the Pornographic Looking Glass, →ISBN:

     This inadequacy would not seem inherent in scandalism of pornography, but rather resulting from a lack of history and field of subjective pornographic criticism.

   • 2005, Philippe Maarek & Gadi Wolfsfeld, Political Communication in a New Era, →ISBN:

     Its preference for and insistence on personalities, show biz, image, sensationalism and even scandalism, that is on the dramatic dimensions of politics, in the long run affected the nature of the relations among political actors, between political leaders and public opinion, between politicians and news professionals. To a certain extent, politics has become an hostage of the news media.

   • 2009, W. O. Owolawi & Fred O. Owolawi, Affirmations for Successful Living, →ISBN:

     Buddha said it, Lao-Tsze and Confucius said it, but in this twentieth century, “ethical rules of conduct” have taken a back seat to the pleasure of gossiping about our neighbors, scandalism, sensationalism, sharp business dealings, and many of the other evils of our day.