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advocacy journalism

American  

noun

  1. journalism that promotes a cause or expresses a subjective viewpoint.


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He said a dedicated ceremony allows the organisers to celebrate progress across the industry, giving awards in areas including advocacy, journalism and specialist resources.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2025

Finally, in case any slimeballs out there forgot, the FTC reminded them that independent consumer advocacy journalism isn’t for sale.

From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2024

The slaying was felt deeply at City Hall and among people involved in the many causes he cared about: addiction, homelessness, HIV and LGBTQ+ advocacy, journalism and bicycling, to name a few.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2023

Cooper scolded officials in confrontational interviews that crossed a line into advocacy journalism, and he visibly choked up on camera.

From Washington Post ● May 11, 2021

The tension between the scattered storytelling of “Problem Areas” and the tight focus of its ideas is typical of this emerging genre of humor-inflected advocacy journalism.

From The New Yorker ● May 16, 2019

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