investigative journalismnoun [ U ]
uk/ɪnˌves.tɪ.ɡə.tɪv ˈdʒɜː.nə.lɪ.zəm/us/ɪnˌves.tɪ.ɡə.t̬ɪv ˈdʒɝː.nə.lɪ.zəm/a type of journalism that tries to discover information of public interest that someone is trying to hide:
Conspiracy is a popular subject for investigative journalism.
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News reporting & the press
- ambulance chaser
- city desk
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- desk
- hack
- lay
- lobby correspondent
- muckraking
- news agency
- news conference
- newshound
- press box
- silly season
- story
- syndicate
- syndicated
- the gutter press
- the Press Association
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investigative journalist
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