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...
cover journalism n.— «Here in India, in our jargon its called “cover journalism”—the type of journalism where you accept cash (or freebies) for stories. So, journalists could be slipped an envelope or “cover’ containing cash...
rectal journalism n.— «Klein epitomizes a new brand of journalism sweeping the nation. It’s what I call Rectal Journalism because its based on reporters and pundits simply pulling stuff right out of their asses and peddling it as fact...
tombstoning n. 1. the use of the names and data of dead persons to commit fraud. 2. In the U.K., the pastime of leaping from heights into bodies of water. Editorial Note: There are many figurative uses of tombstone, most generally meaning an object...
spokesweasel n.— «If you really need to see the sorry state of journalism these days, look no farther than today’s White House press gaggle, where spokesweasel Scott McClellan flat out lies in the face of the reporters, and they just sit...
Muzzie n.— «“Muzzie” as I understand it is what the English/Aussie/Kiwi slang for Muslim. I’ve never seen it before or heard it, but I can find (it) now all over the usenet and the Yahoo comment boards.» —“Censorship and how...