Presstitute
Presstitute is a term that references journalists and 'talking heads' in mainstream media who give biased and predetermined views misleadingly tailored to fit a particular partisan, financial or business agenda, thus neglecting the fundamental duty to report news impartially.[1][2][3] Coined by Gerald Celente, the word is a portmanteau of press and prostitute.[4]
The term created controversy after General Vijay Kumar Singh, the Indian Union Minister of State for External Affairs, began referring to a section of the media as "presstitutes" in his tweets.[5][6]
References
- David, Supriti (9 June 2017). "#Presstitute: The Online War Against Women With An Opinion SUPRITI DAVID". TheCitizen.
- Valderama, Tita (25 September 2016). "Who's the real "presstitute?"". The Manila Times.
- Pido, I. M. Stu (2017). Presstitutes: Inside the Minds of the Fake Media. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781544954790.
- "Gerald Celente: Meet the man who coined the term presstitute; VK Singh made it famous". News18 India. 8 April 2015.
- "General V K Singh presses on presstitute again". The Indian Express. 8 April 2015.
- Baweja, Harinder (20 July 2016). "'Presstitutes' and 'prostitutes': The language our netas use". Hindustan Times.
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