Meaning of churnalism | Babel Free

Definitions

The use of ready-made press release material copied wholesale into a newspaper article as if it were the journalist's own copy.

derogatory, uncountable

Examples

“New-media gossip juggernaut Gawker also pays tribute to churnalism's animating spirits: shortness, sensationalism, superficiality, and speed.”

“One can see the possibility for limitless content for a 24/7 world: churnalism, hamsterization, the news cyclone—names to describe the condition keep coming.”

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