Churnalism
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Churnalism is a pejorative term for a form of journalism in which instead of original reported news, pre-packaged material such as press releases or stories provided by news agencies are used to create articles in newspapers and other news media.[1] Its purpose is to reduce cost by reducing original news-gathering and checking sources[2] to counter revenue lost with the rise of Internet news and decline in advertising, with a particularly steep fall in late 2015.[3] The origin of the word has been credited to BBC journalist Waseem Zakir. Churnalism is a portmanteau of "churn" and "journalism", referring to the perceived "churning out" of content by the press.[4]
Churnalism has increased to the point that many stories found in the press are not original.[3] The decline of original journalism has been associated with a corresponding rise in public relations.[5]