English Explanatory Dictionary

churnalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈtʃɜːnəlɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-churnalism.wav

Word forms

churnalism

Etymology

Blend of churn (out) + journalism. Originally coined by BBC journalist Waseem Zakir and popularised by writer Nick Davies in the 2008 book Flat Earth News.

Related words

churnalist checkbook journalism hamsterization news cyclone pink-slime journalism science by press conference science by press release
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