parajournalism

[par-uh-jur-nl-iz-uh m]

noun

news reportage that strongly reflects the point of view of the writer or editor or that uses techniques not practiced in conventional journalism.

Origin of parajournalism

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65; para-¹ + journalism

Related formspar·a·jour·nal·ist, nounpar·a·jour·nal·is·tic, adjective

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