horse-race journalism — n. Media coverage that focuses on poll results and political battles instead of policy issues. Example Citation: [O]ne reason the substance of policy is not communicated is that reporters carry over to their coverage of government the campaign… … New words
Horse-Race-Berichterstattung — aus dem Amerikanischen horse race journalism (zu deutsch etwa Pferde Wettkampf Journalismus), bezeichnet eine journalistische Berichterstattungsform, die den Wettbewerbs und Konfrontationscharakter von Politik in den Vordergrund stellt. Vor allem … Deutsch Wikipedia
gotcha journalism — (GAW.chuh jur.nuh.liz.um) n. Journalism that seeks only to catch public figures in embarrassing or scandalous situations. Example Citations: A harsh offhand quip has now become part of the lore, exaggerating and exacerbating a difficult… … New words
spin journalism — (SPIN jur.nuh.liz.um) n. News stories or facts presented in a biased or slanted way in an attempt to influence public opinion. Example Citation: Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the Scottish Tories general election campaign leader, last night launched a… … New words
anniversary journalism — n. Journalism that covers the anniversaries of important events. Example Citation: It s called anniversary journalism. This distinguishes it from real journalism, which tends to be about things that are happening now, as opposed to ones that… … New words
civic journalism — n. A journalism model that solicits increased citizen feedback and then uses this feedback to attempt to frame public debate in ways that are reflective of people s concerns. (Also known as public journalism.) Example Citation: There are many… … New words
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Sports journalism — is a form of journalism that reports on sports topics and events.While the sports department within some newspapers has been mockingly called the toy department , because sports journalists do not concern themselves with the serious topics… … Wikipedia
churnalism — n. Journalism that churns out articles based on wire stories and press releases, rather than original reporting. [Blend of churn and journalism.] Example Citations: Last year, I highlighted for MediaGuardian how Northumbria police hold back… … New words
frontrunneritis — (frunt.run.ur.EYE.tus) n. The tendency for the early front runner during or before an election or party leadership race to be subjected to increased scrutiny. Example Citation: These must be tough days for Paul Martin, widely considered [Canada… … New words