parajournalism

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

para- +‎ journalism, coined by Dwight MacDonald as a criticism of Tom Wolfe in the 1960s.

Noun[edit]

parajournalism (uncountable)

  1. The deceptive use of journalistic style and presentation to publish falsehoods.