Media and Journalism — anniversary journalism anonymice anus envy back channel media barking head beat sweetener belligerati … New words
Writing — autopathography backstory bardolatry blog blogosphere blurb whore chick lit cyberscriber … New words
anniversary journalism — n. Journalism that covers the anniversaries of important events. Example Citation: It s called anniversary journalism. This distinguishes it from real journalism, which tends to be about things that are happening now, as opposed to ones that… … New words
beat sweetener — n. A flattering, non critical profile of a public figure written by a reporter whose regular beat includes coverage of that person. Example Citation: Especially useful sources, like Robert Strauss, are rewarded with occasional beat sweeteners.… … New words
bummer beat — n. An assignment that requires a journalist to cover a tragic news story, such as a murder, accident, or natural disaster. Example Citation: Get a group of reporters together and inevitably the talk turns to Covering the Bummer Beat. Natural… … New words
horse-race journalism — n. Media coverage that focuses on poll results and political battles instead of policy issues. Example Citation: [O]ne reason the substance of policy is not communicated is that reporters carry over to their coverage of government the campaign… … New words
media culpa — n. An admission of a mistake or misjudgment by a member of the media. Example Citation: A heart felt media culpa is in order to alert readers Tina McGinnis of Livermore and Wayne Rowe of Benicia. They pointed out that the would be owl assassin in … New words
muffin-choker — (MUH.fin choh.kur) n. A bizarre, sensational, or unbelievable news story. Example Citation: Basically by adopting this amendment we ll be doing what Australia, Britain, Belgium, Canada, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden have been doing… … New words
reefer — n. A small article on the front page of a newspaper that refers the reader to a larger story inside the paper. Example Citation: Those little reefer stories that you see on the front page of most papers are the newspaper equivalent of movie… … New words
thumbsucker — (THUM.suk.ur; thi as in thin) n. Journalist s term for a lengthy story or opinion piece based on a vast, complex topic; a journalist who writes such articles. Example Citation: McEachran did me another favor when he dropped a memo on my desk that … New words
