broccoli journalism

Newspapers & other media insistently & usually patronizingly telling us things we already know or can work out for ourselves on the basis this information is "good for us"

Mary snorted in disgust at the newspaper article on the correlation between smoking & lung cancer, drinking & cirrhosis of the liver & excess calorie consumption & weight gain. She hated this kind of broccoli journalism.

Mary decided this was a good time to have a cigarette, a chocolate bar & a glass of wine.

by aspwitch May 6, 2010

juiced journalism

something written primarily for shock value

Juiced journalism, don't let the facts get in the way of a good story

by Dagan Cole March 17, 2014

World Journalism Preparatory School

A stinky stinky high school where at times the water fountains burst creating an ocean in the hallway. Where there is an ocean, you know there are some fishy people nearby who are indeed stinky stinky.

"Damn that girl stank like crabcakes!" "Oof, she must go to World Journalism Preparatory School."

by abbles October 14, 2019

Stenography journalism

When journalists simply repeat whatever politicians say, word for word, similar to a stenographer typing out a transcript word for word. This is similar to fake news. Stenography journalists repeat politicians' lies without any attempt at fact-checking, calling out the lies, analysis or critical thinking about what was said. Stenography journalism allows politicians to lie, and have their lies spread to a wide audience. The lies are consequently taken to be facts by many members of the public.

"62% of teachers in this district couldn't pass a basic literacy test last year," said the senator. This was completely false, but the stenography journalism of the local news website used the senator's assertion as the headline without fact-checking it.

by Brickdictionary118 April 14, 2022

Faux Journalist

A person who live blogs an internet stream of a media event. Also a douche.

Eric Sofge who writes for Popular Mechanics is a faux journalist, and a douche.

by BeardedPostman August 20, 2008

Yellow Journalism

the type of journalism that relies on sensationalism and lurid exaggeration to attract readers

Back in the day, the media used yellow journalism to expose corrupttion in Cuba

by JRFF18E February 26, 2011

journalism

the art of making up a story with something that sounds like a premise but isn't, and then spending the entire time writing about how your unfounded premise would play out, if it had any basis

Boy, those Gawker folks are awfully good at journalism.

by Arglebargleglopfropf January 28, 2009