English Explanatory Dictionary

pack journalism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A tendency of reporting to become homogeneous due to the reporters' habit of relying on one another for news tips, or being dependent on a single source for information.

Pronunciation

/ˈpæk ˈdʒəːn(ə)lɪz(ə)m/ /ˈpæk ˈdʒɝnl̩ˌɪzəm/ en-us-pack journalism.flac en-au-pack journalism.ogg

Word forms

pack journalism

Etymology

Coined by the American journalist and writer Timothy Crouse (born 1947) in his book The Boys on the Bus (1973) about the activities of journalists during the 1972 United States presidential election: see the quotation.

Derived words

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