To '''spike''' a news story is to "kill" it by choosing not to run it. The metaphor refers to placing pieces of paper on a spike. [[Arnaud de Borchgave]], former chief editor of ''[[The Washington Times]]'', wrote a novel called ''[[The Spike]]'' in which spiking figures heavily.
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To '''spike''' a news story is to "kill" it by choosing not to run it. The metaphor refers to placing pieces of paper on a spike. [[Arnaud de Borchgrave]], former chief editor of ''[[The Washington Times]]'', wrote a novel called ''[[The Spike]]'' in which spiking figures heavily.