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Inadvertently coined by a writer for the
Village Voice
some years ago, in reference to
Al Sharpton
; it refers to someone who can't get enough of the cameras and microphones of the
news media
- the better to engage oneself in
shameless self-promotion
.
Actor
s do this kind of thing to promote their
film
or
TV show
, and
spin doctor
s do it on those
talking-head show
s, often in direct proportion to the
lame
ness of the product they're promoting.
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Media Whore
is a term used to describe a person who promotes themselves through vigorous use of any available outlets, often with a blatant disregard for other peoples efforts.
Examples can bee seen on
TV
and the
silver screen
;
TV
being a more immediate venue for the
media whore
, as are other live or near live
broadcast
mediums.
The phrase is mentioned in the
Smiths
song
Paint A Vulgar Picture
, it is also the name of a
band
.
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