newsmonger

newsmonger means A news junkie; a gossip. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.

Why “newsmonger” is a great word

NEWSMONGER — [Noun] A person who actively collects, spreads, or trades in news, especially of a sensational or gossipy nature. From news (reports of recent events) + monger (a dealer or trader in a specified commodity). First recorded in 1592 by Thomas Nashe. Unlike a journalist, who implies a formal fidelity to verified fact, or a gossip, who suggests idle, casual chatter, a newsmonger is an energetic, mercantile agent in the marketplace of the half-truth. It is the hasty whisper passed over the garden wall, the coffee-house habitué trading whispers like shares, the hand endlessly refreshing a feed for social currency—a trader in the uncertain coin of human event, where value accrues through circulation, not substance.

Etymology

From news + monger.

noun

A news junkie; a gossip.“Near-synonyms: gossipmonger, rumormonger, scandalmonger; gossiper; see also Thesaurus:gossiper”
A newshound; a journalist.“"Wait. I heard you have a story." "News travels faster'n a herd of young cow ponies. Reckon you'd be the local newsmonger." Charlie remained unfazed. "In the flesh. This ol' nose can smell a headline a mile away."”