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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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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