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 American researcher Gerald Celente, the word is a portmanteau of press and prostitute.[4]

For the book, see Udo Ulfkotte ยง Bought Journalists / Journalists for Hire / Presstitutes.

Gerald Celente who coined the term presstitute

Linguistically, the use of the term has been analysed to have poor logic and no meaning, as the allusion and the portmanteau do not match each other and do not imply what is actually intended. By the logic of this word, all journalists, even the independent/impartial ones, would be "presstitutes" by default, as "prostitution of the press" implies that valid income generated through the media industry is illegal or is a sale of one's body or spirit for financial gains. The word does not exist in any official English language dictionary. The term particularly created controversy and was challenged by the Indian media 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]

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References
  1. David, Supriti (9 June 2017). "#Presstitute: The Online War Against Women With An Opinion SUPRITI DAVID". TheCitizen.
  2. Valderama, Tita (25 September 2016). "Who's the real "presstitute?"". The Manila Times.
  3. Pido, I. M. Stu (2017). Presstitutes: Inside the Minds of the Fake Media. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 9781544954790.
  4. "Gerald Celente: Meet the man who coined the term presstitute; VK Singh made it famous". News18 India. 8 April 2015.
  5. "General V K Singh presses on presstitute again". The Indian Express. 8 April 2015.
  6. Baweja, Harinder (20 July 2016). "'Presstitutes' and 'prostitutes': The language our netas use". Hindustan Times.
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