brown envelope syndrome

noun

The prevalence of "brown envelope journalism", i.e. bribing journalists for positive press coverage.

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nounbrown envelope syndrome (uncountable)
  1. NigeriauncountableThe prevalence of "brown envelope journalism", i.e. bribing journalists for positive press coverage.
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