Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

checkbook journalism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables: check-book jour-nal-ism
IPA

45

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

4

Syllables

15

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story.

American usage; Uncountable

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

chequebook journalism (alternative)

Questions

What does checkbook journalism mean?: The practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story.

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