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Churnalism
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Churnalism is a form of journalism in which press releases, wire stories and other forms of pre-packaged material are used to create articles in newspapers and other news media in order to meet increasing pressures of time and cost without undertaking further research or fact-checking.[1][2]
Churnalism is often the result of understaffed journalists who do not have the bandwidth for original news-gathering and checking sources.[3] Because it can quickly be churned out (and thus is less expensive to produce), churnalism has become more common due to the revenue lost with the rise of Internet news and decline in advertising, with a particularly steep fall in late 2015.[4] The origin of the term has been credited to BBC journalist Waseem Zakir. Churnalism is a blend of "churn" and "journalism", referring to the perceived "churning out" of content by the press.[5]
Churnalism has increased to the point that many stories found in the news are not original.[4]
- ^ Sally Jackson (5 June 2008), Fearing the rise of 'churnalism', The Australian
- ^ 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
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