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Envelope journalism (also envelopmental journalism, [1] red envelope journalism, [2] white envelope journalism, [2] Ch'ongi, [2] wartawan amplop [3] ) is a colloquial term for the practice of bribing corrupt journalists for favorable media coverage.

The term brown envelope journalism is common in English-speaking countries and African countries; other envelope colors are more commonly used in Asia, the Philippines, [1] China, [2] Korea, [2] India, and Indonesia. [3] In Republic of the Congo, it is just known as envelope journalism. [4]

The term arose from the envelopes used to hold cash bribes, given ostensibly as tokens of appreciation for attending a press conference. [1]

More recently, the term ATM journalism has arisen, to indicate the change to electronic transfer of bribes to journalists' bank accounts. [1]

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