is especially used for journalists that are perceived to take partisan sides. The term "hack" has been used by some UK journalists as a form of humorous, self-deprecating self-description. The term was popularized in the UK by Private Eye magazine, which refers to male journalists as "hacks" and female journalists as "hackettes." See also Accreditation mill Author mill Churnalism Content farm Essay mill, a ghostwriting service that provides university students with essays and term papers for a fee Ghostwriter, a writer who is paid to write books or articles that are credited to another person Vanity publishing References 18th-century neologisms Writing occupations Pejorative terms for people Journalism terminology