Meanings
nouncheckbook journalism (uncountable)
alternative UK chequebook journalism
- USuncountablejournalismThe practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story.
Translations
Irish breabiriseoireacht
- breabiriseoireachtthe practice of journalists of paying a person or organization for the receipt of a news story
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APA
checkbook journalism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkbook%20journalism
MLA
“checkbook journalism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkbook%20journalism. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkbook journalism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkbook%20journalism.
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