Churnalism
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Churnalism is a pejorative term for a form of journalism in which press releases, stories provided by news agencies, and other forms of pre-packaged material, instead of reported news, are used to create articles in newspapers and other news media. It is a portmanteau of "churn" and "journalism".
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See also
- 24-hour news cycle
- Circular reporting
- Content farm
- Fact-checking
- Hack writer
- National Automobile Chamber of Commerce – one-time supplier of pre-written articles to US newspapers
- Video news release
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