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gotcha journalism

gotcha journalism noun: the use, by journalists, of interviewing methods designed to entrap interviewees into making statements that are damaging or discreditable to themselves.

Noun

gotcha journalism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory) The use, by journalists, of interviewing methods designed to entrap interviewees into making statements that are damaging or discreditable to themselves.

Questions about gotcha journalism

What does gotcha journalism mean?
Gotcha journalism means the use, by journalists, of interviewing methods designed to entrap interviewees into making statements that are damaging or discreditable to themselves.
What part of speech is gotcha journalism?
Gotcha journalism is a noun.

Words near gotcha journalism in the dictionary

  1. gotch
  2. gotch-gutted
  3. gotcha
  4. Gotcha Day
  5. Gotcha Days
  6. gotcha journalism
  7. gotchas
  8. Gotcher
  9. Gotchers
  10. gotches
  11. gotchies

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