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guerilla journalism

A form of journalism invented by Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein and Nellie Bly. It is the insatiable appetite journalists have to write stories on underreported and neglected topics in a community. These stories are often hard to swallow.

An unruly newsroom, lack of pertinent stories or an epiphany may inspire someone to engage in guerilla journalism.
Mark: Damn Tobey, that story in the paper today, on the homeless, was intense. What the hell came over you?
Tobey: I don't know, man. I guess that was some guerilla journalism.
by eastcoastpaperboy February 17, 2010
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journaling

a hobby that is a cross between scrapbooking, journal writing, collaging, and in many instances, sketching. not to be confused with online journaling, this sort of journaling refers to the type that results in a tangible notebook of images and words that creatively depict ideas and events in an individual's life.
Catherine: Why the hell is Lily writing and pasting images into that notebook on a Saturday night? Doesn't she have anything better to do than homework?
Susie: She's journaling.
Catherine: oh.
by Sydney Carton December 14, 2008
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A killing of a journalist for investigating something that they perhaps shouldn't have had, like a goverment operation or the practices of a larger company
Person 1: whatever happened to that guy that guy who uncovered that conspiracy with the CIA's involvement in the destabilization of Any country here

Person 1: He was awarded the CIA award for journalistic excellence and committed "suicide"
by Orsina August 22, 2022
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JPEG Journalism

The action of reposting a picture (or jpeg) with some text on it on a social networking site without doing any other research about the subject or determining if the content of the post is accurate. The extent of their research is simply sharing things online.
Do you see the crazy conspiracy crap Steve posts online all the time?

Yeah he does it all the time but doesn't know anything about the stuff he posts. He's only capable ofJPEG Journalism.
by THE_AE September 21, 2016
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envelopmental journalism

Practice in journalism where journalists are given money in envelopes so they would write favorable reports about the person giving them money. It's another term for payola.
Envelopmental journalism is practiced by corrupt and greedy journalists.
by ARiCE September 16, 2004
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Gonzo Journalism

A form of journalism invented by Hunter S. Thompson. It involves the reporter reporting the action as he/she is in it. Elements are part experience and part fiction. The best example of Gonzo journalism is Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It was a book from 1971 made into a Johnny Depp movie in 1998.
From fisrt glance, I knew immedialtely that this God-forshaken rest stop was no place for a Gonzo journalist.
by Ron_Thornbrash June 21, 2005
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Journalistical

best described as an advance in the world of journalism
That was a Journalistical advance
by aj owns drew May 7, 2007
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