geistwriting [geist-wri-ting]
noun
1. the fabrication of seemingly independent, third-party opinion by hiding one’s own involvement in the writing of that opinion
2. the act of a person or thing that geistwrites
3. the skill or technique of a person who geistwrites
adjective
4. pertaining to, characterized by, or capable of geistwriting.
5. displaying little to no academic or journalistic standards
origin: 2012, perhaps earlier; Modern Canadian English
Example sentence:
It’s hard to believe anyone would take that obvious piece of geistwriting seriously.
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More proof of the badly hidden conspiracy,"Google and Facebook are using a controversial legal doctrine to channel money to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Center for Democracy and Technology, and other groups that share their hostility to online copyright enforcement."
Rest here:
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2012/07/30/google-and-facebooks-new-tactic-in-the-tech-wars/
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