parajournalism

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What does parajournalism mean?

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

Where does parajournalism come from?

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

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