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Is there a term for this kind of "journalism?" I've heard it described before as being journalism for journalists or that the journalists have to fill a certain
by deelowe 11y ago
Is there a term for this kind of "journalism?" I've heard it described before as being journalism for journalists or that the journalists have to fill a certain amount of space, so simple articles become wordy and tedious.
I see it all the time and hate it, but don't know how to describe it.
- adam419 11y agoSimilar to the agency problem except it's not a misalignment between managers and shareholders but between "operators" ie journalists and consumers. The journalism suits the interest of the journalists and their managers and not the reader.
- baconner 11y agoYes, I believe the term is "churnalism." Stories which are primarily PR barely disguised. PR reps pitch stories to journalists and get them curated access to write a story. Lazy journalists go along needing to churn out stories regularly.