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Nick Denton
11/18/09

How about a revised glossary of modern (and old) journalistic terms? Somebody just told me they'd done plenty of "source-greasers" in their time. Such a wonderful expression for those suck-up pieces that are designed to encourage a source to play the game. But there's plenty of other jargon out there which should be demystified.

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gawkimo
11/18/09

@Nick Denton: The Monkey Dance: A Chinese journalist describes working as journalist in China as being at the head of a long dinner table. He ducks under the table and "dances" to the other end, careful to avoid brushing the legs of the dinner guests. This is a metaphor for covering a story without stepping on the toes of those who can wreak havoc on our work. The Monkey Dance. It's how journalism works in a lot of places: get to the story without getting shut down.

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