Envelope journalism
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Envelope journalism (also envelopmental journalism,[1] red envelope journalism,[2] white envelope journalism,[3] Ch'ongi,[4] wartawan amplop[5]) is a colloquial term for the practice of bribing journalists for favorable media coverage.
The term seems to be most commonly used in Asia - the Philippines[6] Japan and Korea,[7] Indonesia.[8]
The term arose from the envelopes used to hold cash bribes, given ostensibly as tokens of appreciation for attending a press conference.[9]
More recently, the term ATM journalism has arisen, to indicate the change to electronic transfer of bribes to journalists' bank accounts.[10]
