Meaning of as-told-to | Babel Free

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An account of something told by one person and written by another, especially a journalist or ghostwriter.

Examples

“Independent developers began airing longstanding grievances, skeletons in the closet, and as-told-tos about Microsoft tactics over the years.”

“In their attempts to foreground the agency of the Native speaker, the disclaimers of white authorial interference traditionally opening 'as-told-tos' barely conceal, in fact often signal, an active editorial presence.”

“Many religious magazines, like Guideposts for Kids, use as-told-tos, and a selection of magazines from almost any market needs as-told-to pieces.”

“Thanks largely to Straus's navy-era media connections, names such as Stalin and Eisenhower had begun to grace the young list—albeit largely in photo-heavy as-told-tos and diary excerpts.”

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