infotainment

Norwegian translation: nyhetsunderholdning

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English term or phrase:infotainment
Norwegian translation:nyhetsunderholdning

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15:59 Feb 10, 2010
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English term or phrase: infotainment
Definition from Wikipedia:
Infotainment is "information-based media content or programming that also includes entertainment content in an effort to enhance popularity with audiences and consumers." It is a neologistic portmanteau of information and entertainment, referring to a type of media which provides a combination of information and entertainment.

Example sentence(s):
  • Meanwhile, cable news has been evolving ever more rapidly into infotainment National Review Online
  • Viewers watch infotainment because its stories are presented in an episodic format that helps simplify otherwise complex information. People who depend on infotainment often find the information given in hard news broadcasts complex and hard to comprehend. NeoAmericanist
  • With owners fighting to recruit and retain seagoing personnel, a new generation of ‘infotainment’ systems is raising the standard for crew welfare and safety, providing entertainment, communications and safety information to crew and clients. Riviera Maritime Media Ltd
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nyhetsunderholdning
Definition:
informasjon + underholdning = nyhetsunderholdning
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5 +2nyhetsunderholdning
Øyvind Strømmen
2infoholdning
Bjørnar Magnussen


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infoholdning


Definition from own experience or research:
informasjon + underholdning = infoholdning

Example sentence(s):
  • Skaper infoholdning og bruker ofte lokal historie som materiale for å skape stedegne forestillinger. Hele verden er en scene. - kvaloy.net  
  • Meyn er mest kjent for å ha prøvd å bruke internett som en kilde til underholdning (egentlig "info-holdning"/infotainment) i TV-programserien "Spider" eller ... no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Meyn - wikipedia.org  
  • Sadio Nor. Kulturnæringsbedrift, basert i Tromsø. Infoholdning. - kulturguiden.no  
Bjørnar Magnussen
Local time: 15:32
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nyhetsunderholdning


Definition from own experience or research:
informasjon + underholdning = nyhetsunderholdning

Example sentence(s):
  • I boka angriper forfatteren endel TV-kanalers lettsindige og kyniske nyhetsunderholdning i USA. Og det gjør han bra. - NRK  

Explanation:
Språkrådet oppgir også "nyhetsunderholdning" som oversettelse av begrepet "infotainment".
Øyvind Strømmen
Local time: 15:32
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 4

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Yes  Bjørnar Magnussen: "nyhetsunderholdning" får min stemme
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Yes  Hege Jakobsen Lepri
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