##  [Gatekeeping Failure](/gatekeeping-failure) 

  ##  [Gatekeeping Failure](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/gatekeeping-failure-0) 

  

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**Information & Communication Dictionary**

 







 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

Definition

A breakdown in editorial or filtering processes—within newsrooms, platforms, or institutional communications—where verification, selection criteria or procedural controls fail, allowing inaccurate, inappropriate, or low‑quality material to be published or amplified.