pack journalism

Etymology


Coined by the American journalist and writer (born 1947) in his book  (1973) about the activities of journalists during the 1972 United States presidential election: see the quotation.

Noun

 * 1)  A tendency of reporting to become homogeneous due to the reporters' habit of relying on one another for news tips, or being dependent on a single source for information.

Translations

 * Finnish: sopulismi