LEARNit Dictionary
chequebook journalism
noun
/ˌtʃekbʊk ˈdʒɜːnəlɪzəm/
UK
/ˌtʃekbʊk ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪzəm/
US
1
the practice of journalists paying people large amounts of money to give them personal or private information for a newspaper story
روزنامهنگاری پولکی, پرداخت وجه برای اطلاعات خصوصی