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Buzzwords are frequently used in news media. These are words that do not typically occur in everyday speech, but are common among newscasters, talking heads, and pundits on cable news.

These ‘news words’ are accepted by audiences for their implied meaning. But often loaded words are misused or used out of context. The actual definitions can be different than what is implied.

Newswordy is a growing collection of these words, updated every weekday. Along with each word is a definition, a quote with its use (or misuse) in the media, and a news and Twitter feed on the subject.

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Newswordy

Netizens.

A user of the Internet, esp. a habitual or avid one.

Yue Yue, the 2-year-old girl who was run over by two vehicles last week and ignored by numerous passers-by, died in hospital on Friday. She died of brain failure at the General Hospital of the Guangzhou Military Command in SouthChina’s Guangdong province…Chinese netizens mourned Yue Yue and wished her well in another world. ‘I hope her departure will bring concrete changes to society,’ said one.

Li Wenfang, China Daily