Churnalism exposed

'Churnalism' - the practice of churning out news articles cut and pasted from press releases with little if any fact checking and corroboration - is exposed in a new website launched this month, churnalism.com. The site is related to the charity the Media Standards Trust. The founders of the site announced its launch by releasing fake stories and observing how the press reported them - read today's Guardian article for more information with a great podcast explaining the idea.