Gotcha journalism

Noun

Definitions

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

Synonyms

ambush journalism yellow journalism parajournalism newsmongering newsmongery ambush television verballing gotcha monkey trap subscription trap entrapment coat-trailing

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