Pajamahadeen

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Bloggers whose aim is to fact check and challenge the mainstream media establishment. informal, plural, plural-only

    "And recent scholarship on media criticism points to the importance of the "'pajamahadeen' bloggers who targeted CBS, CNN, and the Associated Press during 2004 and 2005" in Internet campaigns that effectively challenged the mainstream media's claims of fairness and accuracy in reporting […]""

  2. 2
    Bloggers collectively. plural, plural-only

    "Stay home in your pajamas, oh fellow member of the pajamahadeen."

Example

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"And recent scholarship on media criticism points to the importance of the "'pajamahadeen' bloggers who targeted CBS, CNN, and the Associated Press during 2004 and 2005" in Internet campaigns that effectively challenged the mainstream media's claims of fairness and accuracy in reporting […]""

Etymology

Blend of pajamas + mujahadeen, from the notion that bloggers write at home in pajamas.

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