churnalism

[ chur-nuh-liz-uhm ]

noun

, Disparaging.

1. a form of journalism that is characterized by a lack of original research and fact-checking and by reuse of existing material such as press releases:

   The website's fast-paced churnalism meant that most of its stories copied heavily from other sources.

Other Words From

• churn·al·ist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of churnalism¹

First recorded in 2004, attributed to BBC journalist Waseem Zakir (born 1985) in Journalism Principles and Practices; churn ( def ) + (journ)alism ( def )