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... > social science subjects > communication and media studies > media studies > media forms > journalism > issues and controversies > checkbook journalism
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > journalism > issues and controversies > checkbook journalism
... > social science subjects > business and management > types of industry > communication industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > issues and controversies > checkbook journalism
... > social science subjects > health and social care > health and society > cancer and society > industry > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > issues and controversies > checkbook journalism
... > social science subjects > library and information science > information science > publishing > book industry > publishing industry > journalism > issues and controversies > checkbook journalism

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checkbook journalism  

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  • The practice of paying sources for information—known as checkbook journalism—is something that journalists in mainstream news media in the United States generally consider to be unethical. In fact, many news organizations, including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times, specifically forbid this practice in their ethics codes. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Checkbook Journalism]

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