Envelope journalism

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

The term seems to be most commonly used in Asia – the Philippines,China,Korea,India and Indonesia.

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

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