Muckraking
['mʌkrekɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures).
Checked by Barlow--From WordNet
Examples
- The leading idea was different from customary muckraking. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Muckraking began with the exposure of vice; men like Heney, Lindsey, Folk founded their reputations on the fight against it. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Against that evil muckraking ought to be directed. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
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