envelopmental journalism
n.— «These are the people who returned money and gifts from news sources, a practice known in media as “envelopmental journalism.”» —“ABS-CBN honors newsroom achievers” ABS-CBN (Philippines) Dec. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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