catch and kill

noun

The media technique of suppressing a story by buying the exclusive rights to it, with a legally enforceable non-disclosure agreement, and then refusing to publish it.

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Meanings

nouncatch and kill (uncountable)
  1. uncountablejournalismThe media technique of suppressing a story by buying the exclusive rights to it, with a legally enforceable non-disclosure agreement, and then refusing to publish it.
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catch and kill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20and%20kill

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“catch and kill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20and%20kill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catch and kill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catch%20and%20kill.

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