Churnalism
- Author
- Sarah Van Leuven (UGent)
- Organization
- Abstract
- This entry gives an overview of the definition, context and evolution of churnalism as an important practice in the news production process. It addresses an important tension in the use of the concept that refers to the recycling of existing content including news agency copy as well as press releases. Considering the different modes of communication in journalism and public relations, pre-packaged content originating from these sources raises a different set of ethical concerns. In addition, this entry intends to shed a light on the difficult discussion with respect to the presence of churned content in the news, as well as its supposed increase through time. It also shows that the lack of source transparency in the news output complicates empirical efforts. Finally, considering the high pace of change in the news industry, the entry concludes with a few suggestions for future research and theory.
- Keywords
- Press releases, news agencies, news production, copy-paste news, desk journalism, transparency, news sourcing, churnalism
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Please use this url to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/1854/LU-8562379
- MLA
- Van Leuven, Sarah. “Churnalism.” The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies, edited by Tim P. Vos and Folker Hanusch, Wiley-Blackwell, 2019, pp. 1–5, doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0083.
- APA
- Van Leuven, S. (2019). Churnalism. In T. P. Vos & F. Hanusch (Eds.), The international encyclopedia of journalism studies (pp. 1–5). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0083
- Chicago author-date
- Van Leuven, Sarah. 2019. “Churnalism.” In The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies, edited by Tim P. Vos and Folker Hanusch, 1–5. Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0083.
- Chicago author-date (all authors)
- Van Leuven, Sarah. 2019. “Churnalism.” In The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies, ed by. Tim P. Vos and Folker Hanusch, 1–5. Wiley-Blackwell. doi:10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0083.
- Vancouver
- 1.Van Leuven S. Churnalism. In: Vos TP, Hanusch F, editors. The international encyclopedia of journalism studies. Wiley-Blackwell; 2019. p. 1–5.
- IEEE
- [1]S. Van Leuven, “Churnalism,” in The international encyclopedia of journalism studies, T. P. Vos and F. Hanusch, Eds. Wiley-Blackwell, 2019, pp. 1–5.
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