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the practice of paying for a news story or an interview, or for exclusive broadcasting or publishing rights.

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How to use checkbook journalism in a sentence

E.J. Graff, senior fellow at the Schuster Institute for Investigative Journalism, is the author of What Is Marriage For?
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality|E.J. Graff|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She was so great and it made everything click for me, because I was also interested in journalism.
Meghan Daum On Tackling The Unspeakable Parts Of Life|David Yaffe|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What I want to do there is build video journalism, and build out a team.
Laura Poitras on Snowden's Unrevealed Secrets|Marlow Stern|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The history of journalism is filled with hoaxes, sensationalism, and widespread misconceptions.
I Blame People Who Blame the Media: Robert McCulloch’s Tone-Deaf Speech|Arthur Chu|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Then, in May 2009, he turned to something completely different: the power of journalism.
The Godfather of Right-Wing Radio|Caitlin Dickson|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This was the first college journalism class offered in the United States.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
We have already seen the motives which first induced him to take up journalism.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky|Modeste Tchaikovsky
However, I had no money to indulge in such luxuries, so on leaving Cambridge I looked to journalism for a living.
The Everlasting Arms|Joseph Hocking
Thenceforward a paper war was waged between the two political divisions of journalism.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
But either there is a change in journalism, too gradual for you to remark it on the spot, or there is a change in me.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 25 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson