pack journalism
noun
: journalism that is practiced by reporters in a group and that is marked by uniformity of news coverage and lack of original thought or initiative
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What creates pack journalism—then and now—is the simple human reality that no one wants to be wrong.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Mar. 2020
Everybody denounces pack journalism, including the men who form the pack.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Mar. 2020
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Mar. 2020
Everybody denounces pack journalism, including the men who form the pack.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 12 Mar. 2020
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“Pack journalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20journalism. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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