In my view we should ignore the mediahype and recognise that the risk of the infection causing serious illness is minimal.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Unusually, this is not just mediahype but reflects a genuine friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Despite all the mediahype, 'Super Thursday ' at the Bank of England turned out to be something of a damp squib.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Definition of 'hype'
hype
(haɪp)Explore 'hype' in the dictionary
uncountable noun
Hype is the use of a lot of publicity and advertising to make people interested in something such as a product.
[disapproval]
Definition of 'media'
media
(miːdiə)Explore 'media' in the dictionary
singular noun [with singular or plural verb]
You can refer to television, radio, newspapers, and magazines as the media.
Definition of 'media hype'
media hype
(ˈmiːdɪə haɪp)Explore 'media hype' in the dictionary
noun
marketing
intensive or exaggerated publicity in the mass media
the media hype surrounding the royals
Example sentences
media hype
Before you say it, this was not media hype.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I guess it's just the media hype.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Unusually, this is not just media hype but reflects a genuine friendship.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That is no exaggeration, no case of media hype.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Looking beyond the media hype, are there genuine reasons for worry?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The accolades and media hype have left mafia victims uneasy.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Football was still the glory game that bred heroes, not the arena for conspicuous consumption that feeds on its own media hype.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Talking up the election was approved at the highest level - you can't claim it was all media hype.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Mac turns detective, although there are more twists in this outrageous tale of celebrity scams and media hype before the truth finally emerges.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Myths abound that climate change is just 'media hype' but with cold and heat-related deaths and devastating floods on our doorsteps, the effects are palpable.