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- noun derogatory A lazy
journalist who produces articles based onpress releases .
Etymologies
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Examples
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RE: How a scientific/legal mind could turn into a sensational "churnalist"!
Why BCA v Singh Matters To Me Jack of Kent 2009
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Simply say clearly to the churnalist, preferably down the lens after asking the camera operator if he/she is rolling;
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If you're expected to produce 30 pages of news a week with two people (reporter and sub), you do not have the time to investigate properly and become a churnalist.
Adrian Monck 2009
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Hopefully something more prosaic is at work, an ambitious commissioner who's found an "edgy" new angle, or a lazy "churnalist" who's got enough usable quotes from the BNP and can't be bothered consulting anti-Nazis for balance.
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Hopefully something more prosaic is at work, an ambitious commissioner who's found an "edgy" new angle, or a lazy "churnalist" who's got enough usable quotes from the BNP and can't be bothered consulting anti-Nazis for balance.
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Hopefully something more prosaic is at work, an ambitious commissioner who's found an "edgy" new angle, or a lazy "churnalist" who's got enough usable quotes from the BNP and can't be bothered consulting anti-Nazis for balance.
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