有偿新闻

    上海警方日前侦破一起以舆论监督为幌子、通过有偿新闻非法获取巨额利益的特大新闻敲诈犯罪案。涉案的21世纪网主编和相关管理、采编、经营人员及两家财经公关公司上海润言和深圳鑫麒麟的负责人等8名犯罪嫌疑人被抓捕归案。请看本报周五的报道：

    Shanghai police detained the chief editor and other journalists at a well-read financial news website for allegedly blackmailing companies into paying for favorable coverage, one of the most high-profile cases yet of journalism for hire in China.

    Eight people, some from the 21st Century Business Herald’s website and others from two external public relations companies in Shanghai and Shenzhen, have been taken into custody on suspicion of demanding money to slant their coverage of companies.

    Journalism是“新闻报道”，hire就是“租用”，journalism for hire就是“新闻寻租”，即“有偿新闻”。