muckrakingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈmʌkˌreɪ.kɪŋ/us/ˈmʌkˌreɪ.kɪŋ/disapprovingthe activity, especially by newspapers and reporters, of trying to find out unpleasant information about people or organizations in order to make it public:
There was so much muckraking about his family life that he decided not to stand for election.
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News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- city desk
- CNN
- court correspondent
- coverage
- desk
- hack
- lay
- lead with sth
- lobby correspondent
- news agency
- news conference
- newshound
- press box
- silly season
- story
- syndicate
- syndicated
- the gutter press
- the Press Association
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muckraker
noun [ C ] uk/ˈmʌkˌreɪ.kər/us/ˈmʌkˌreɪ.kɚ/