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US
/ˈməˌkɹeɪkɪŋ/
]
[ UK /mˈʌkɹeɪkɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /mˈʌkɹeɪkɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- the exposure of scandal (especially about public figures)
How To Use muckraking In A Sentence
- It is so unfortunate that there is still a need for journalistic muckraking.
- Why can't it just be some bitter Xinhua reporter who knows lots of juicy stories he can't report saying Hey Bei Dou, you're a muckraking risktaker with his own website. Archive 2007-06-01
- Two of the candidates complained of unfair muckraking during the election campaign.
- Mainstream journalists used to leave such muckraking to the denizens of the swamp where tabloid reporters reside. Not any more.
- The notion of muckraking journalism as an aphrodisiac seems like mere pundit wish fulfillment.
- Meanwhile, I await your examples of innuendo, ad hominem attacks, muckraking, uncharity and namecalling in my article.
- She's talking about the media muckraking, about the price she thinks she paid. Times, Sunday Times
- That doesn't mean it shouldn't be done simply because this kind of muckraking exacerbates cynicism about public officials.
- Since then, the magazine has gained fame for its relentless muckraking.
- Do you have any muckraking journalists over there?