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'''Presstitute''' is a form of [[journalism]] which involves tailoring news to fit a particular partisan, financial or business agenda. The term originally coined by [[Gerald Celente]].<ref>http://archive.today/2020.12.02-013942/http://archive.news18.com/news/bihar/gerald-celente-meet-the-man-who-coined-the-term-presstitute-vk-singh-made-it-famous-714955.html</ref> It is a portmanteau of ''press'' and ''prostitute'' and used it to describe [[Corporate media|biased media organisations]]. The word was initially meant to denote [[journalists]] “who give biased and predetermined views in favour of the [[government]] and [[corporations]]”, thus neglecting their fundamental duty of reporting [[news]] impartially.
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'''Presstitute''' was initially meant to denote [[journalists]] “who give biased and predetermined views in favour of the [[government]] and [[corporations]]”, thus neglecting their fundamental duty of reporting [[news]] impartially. The term originally coined by [[Gerald Celente]]<ref>http://archive.today/2020.12.02-013942/http://archive.news18.com/news/bihar/gerald-celente-meet-the-man-who-coined-the-term-presstitute-vk-singh-made-it-famous-714955.html</ref> is a portmanteau of ''press'' and ''prostitute'' and used it to describe [[Corporate media|biased media organisations]]. It is a form of [[journalism]] which involves tailoring news to fit a particular partisan, financial or business agenda.
  
 
With more information accumulating over time it has become clear that [[CIA]] influence operations and other activity in this area have never stopped and the media is [[Corporate media/Deep state control|tightly controlled by the deep state]].
 
With more information accumulating over time it has become clear that [[CIA]] influence operations and other activity in this area have never stopped and the media is [[Corporate media/Deep state control|tightly controlled by the deep state]].
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==Usage==
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The term created controversy after [[General]] Vijay Kumar Singh, the [[Indian Minister of External Affairs]], began referring to a section of the media as "presstitutes" in his [[Twitter|tweets]].<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/general-v-k-singh-presses-on-presstitute-again/</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/presstitutes-and-prostitutes-the-language-our-netas-use/story-4sotjBK2tLpg3Prf4RKz9O.html</ref>
  
 
==Journalists for Hire==
 
==Journalists for Hire==
The [[Udo_Ulfkotte#Suppressed_English_translation:-_Bought_Journalists|second release in English]] of the book "''Journalists for Hire: How the CIA Buys the News''" (German title literally translates to: ''Bought Journalists'') by [[Udo Ulfkotte]] was named: "''Presstitutes Embedded in the Pay of the CIA: A Confession from the Profession''".
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The [[Udo_Ulfkotte#Suppressed_English_translation:_Bought_Journalists|second release in English]] of the book "''Journalists for Hire: How the CIA Buys the News''" (German title literally translates to: ''Bought Journalists'') by [[Udo Ulfkotte]] was named: "''Presstitutes Embedded in the Pay of the CIA: A Confession from the Profession''".
 
 
==India==
 
The term created controversy after [[General]] Vijay Kumar Singh, the [[Indian Minister of External Affairs]], began referring to a section of the media as "presstitutes" in his [[Twitter|tweets]].<ref>http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/general-v-k-singh-presses-on-presstitute-again/</ref><ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/analysis/presstitutes-and-prostitutes-the-language-our-netas-use/story-4sotjBK2tLpg3Prf4RKz9O.html</ref>
 
  
 
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Journalists who give biased and predetermined views in favour of the government and corporations.

Presstitute was initially meant to denote journalists “who give biased and predetermined views in favour of the government and corporations”, thus neglecting their fundamental duty of reporting news impartially. The term originally coined by Gerald Celente[1] is a portmanteau of press and prostitute and used it to describe biased media organisations. It is a form of journalism which involves tailoring news to fit a particular partisan, financial or business agenda.

With more information accumulating over time it has become clear that CIA influence operations and other activity in this area have never stopped and the media is tightly controlled by the deep state.

Usage

India

The term created controversy after General Vijay Kumar Singh, the Indian Minister of External Affairs, began referring to a section of the media as "presstitutes" in his tweets.[2][3]

Journalists for Hire

The second release in English of the book "Journalists for Hire: How the CIA Buys the News" (German title literally translates to: Bought Journalists) by Udo Ulfkotte was named: "Presstitutes Embedded in the Pay of the CIA: A Confession from the Profession".


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