bureaucratic affinity, n.All

Bureaucratic affinity (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠why the news comes from officials: only another bureaucracy can feed a news bureaucracy's hunger for reliable, scheduled copy.