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
Examples of pack journalism in a Sentence
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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
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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Word History
First Known Use
1972, in the meaning defined above
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“Pack journalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pack%20journalism. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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