Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pink-slime journalism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: pink-s-lime jour-nal-ism
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

5

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mass publication of poor-quality news reports (computer-generated or written by poorly-paid outsourced writers) across a network of ostensibly local news outlets.

Derogatory; Uncountable

Etymology

Coined by journalist Ryan Smith in 2012.

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

churnalism

Questions

What does pink-slime journalism mean?: The mass publication of poor-quality news reports (computer-generated or written by poorly-paid outsourced writers) across a network of ostensibly local news outlets.
Where does pink-slime journalism come from?: Coined by journalist Ryan Smith in 2012.

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