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puff piece

noun

Definitions

  1. A journalistic form of puffery

    A journalistic form of puffery; an article or story of exaggerated praise that often ignores or downplays opposing viewpoints or evidence to the contrary.

    • That's your first question? I thought this was supposed to be a puff piece.
    • While I don’t think Chozick’s profile was in any way a puff piece, I understand the anger it has generated. After all, not many mothers facing prison are given a splashy redemption photoshoot in a major paper, are they?

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