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n. ~ Programming based on factual information, or historical or current affairs, in a manner intended to be entertaining.

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Infotainment is intended to make subjects often perceived of as dry or academic more accessibly by making the presentation more lively. Infotainment is often delivered through television or interactive media.

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†(New Words 1997, p. 156) Infotainment is the presentation of information as entertainment on television and through multimedia; the word is sometimes applied pejoratively to news bulletins which overemphasize entertainment at the expense of information.

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