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Churnalism is a pejorative term for a form of journalism in which instead of original reported news, pre-packaged material such as press releases or stories provided by news agencies are used to create articles in newspapers and other news media.[1] Its purpose is to reduce cost by reducing original news-gathering and checking sources[2] to counter revenue lost with the rise of Internet news and decline in advertising, with a particularly steep fall in late 2015.[3] The origin of the word has been credited to BBC journalist Waseem Zakir. Churnalism is a portmanteau of "churn" and "journalism", referring to the perceived "churning out" of content by the press.[4]
Churnalism has increased to the point that many stories found in the press are not original.[3]
- ^ Harcup, Tony (2015). Journalism: Principles and Practice (3 ed.). SAGE. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-4739-1813-9. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Sally (5 June 2008), "Fearing the rise of 'churnalism'", The Australian, archived from the original on 31 May 2009
- ^ a b Roy Greenslade (27 May 2016). "Suddenly, national newspapers are heading for that print cliff fall". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ^ Harcup, Tony (2004), Journalism, pp. 3–4, ISBN 0-7619-7499-7