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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. In particular, spiking is often used to describe news stories that are suppressed for [[political]] or [[deceit]]ful motives, biasing the news by reporting only what supports a particular agenda.  

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. In particular, spiking is often used to describe news stories that are suppressed for [[political]] or [[deceit]]ful motives, biasing the news by reporting only what supports a particular agenda. As an example, ''[[Newsweek]]'' editors chose to bury the story of the scandalous affair between [[Bill Clinton]] and [[Monica Lewinsky]] that they had uncovered. The story was later made public by the ''[[Drudge Report]]''.

[[Arnaud de Borchgrave]], former chief editor of ''[[The Washington Times]]'', wrote a novel called ''[[The Spike]]'' in which spiking figures heavily.

[[Arnaud de Borchgrave]], former chief editor of ''[[The Washington Times]]'', wrote a novel called ''[[The Spike]]'' in which spiking figures heavily.

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