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

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

rock journalist

one who meets with punk musicians to interview them for a zine before a concert, rocks out and headbang during the concert, parties with the musicians after the show, then retiring to a quiet room or greyhound bus to write a review and write down the interview transcript word-for-word; one who suffers the worst case of rock hangover than anyone else in the scene.

Groupie 1: Hey, why is that girl over there taking notes?
Groupie 2: 'Cause she's a ROCK journalist, duh!

by Doodle Zahgalson October 9, 2006

Irresponsible Panic Bullshit Journalism

a disease that causes the media to compensate for a lack of real news by hyping up the threat of some random virus such as SARS.

Taken from maddox.xmission.com

Better watch out, the media is breaking out with IPBJ again.

by Usernames_Suck September 7, 2004

Orange Journalism

Any news article verified as fake news.

That news anchor said that Auschwitz was not a death camp; that's some orange journalism, right there.

by ManChildMan February 4, 2017

Journalist/Newspaper columnist

Historically; knowledgeable, articulate people upon whom the population relied for informative and accurate news of the day: modern; generally, people who had difficulty achieving a C+ average in their studies. —D.Mar

Journalist/Newspaper columnist of today are now characterized by extreme envy and a capacity for dissembling and dishonesty beyond description. —D.Mar

by Electric Ave April 10, 2020