in the late 1990s, the news hotline for collecting news with payment appeared in the city newspapers, which gave an accelerative birth to the news informer who later stretches to other media.
「新闻线人」是近年来媒体激烈竞争的产物,是指向新闻媒体提供有效新闻线索并获得相应报酬的人,它的出现表明新闻信息有价,并催生了「支票新闻」。