Words & TermsPolitics and public life
cash for comment
Undisclosed paid advocacy or favourable commentary by a broadcaster, especially in the late-1990s Australian radio scandal.
In a sentence
In this historical or contextual use, “cash for comment” means undisclosed paid advocacy or favourable commentary by a broadcaster, especially in the late-1990s Australian radio scandal.
Where it came from
The expression became a stable Australian media/political label through the 1999–2000 inquiry.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established