advocacy journalism

noun

: journalism that advocates a cause or expresses a viewpoint
advocacy journalist noun

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At the same time, Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the Crusader, cautioned that advocacy journalism for Black people should not turn into advocacy for Black politicians. Regina Garcia Cano, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025 MacIver's appeal arrived at the Supreme Court as other government entities have wrestled with how to define who is a reporter at a time when the internet often blursthat line and advocacy journalism has proliferated in state capitals and in Washington. John Fritze, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2021

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First Known Use

1969, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of advocacy journalism was in 1969

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“Advocacy journalism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advocacy%20journalism. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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