buckraker
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buckraker — (BUK.ray.kur) n. A journalist who uses their connections and knowledge to earn a significant amount of money outside of their regular job. buckraking, n. Example Citation: For pundits, such as Mr. Kristol, journalism is a soft life, indeed. Mr.… … New words
Media and Journalism — anniversary journalism anonymice anus envy back channel media barking head beat sweetener belligerati … New words
People — 99er adultescent agritourist alpha earner alpha geek alpha girl alpha pup altruistic donor … New words
barking head — n. A pundit or commentator who speaks in a loud voice and whose comments tend to be abrasive, aggressive, and partisan. Example Citation: Try finding a discussion of these issues on any news network. The barking heads who usurp the space of… … New words
chatterati — (chat.uh.RAT.ty) n. The elite members of the chattering classes. Example Citation: While the London chatterati think a Labour landslide is a turn off, the Scottish middle classes are quite willing to participate in inevitable triumphs for the… … New words
commentariat — n. Pundits, experts, analysts, and other commentators. Example Citation: The polls showed that people did not trust [Clinton], even more than they did not trust him the week before; but they still supported him. It could only be a matter of time … New words
headline risk — (HED.lyn risk) n. The risk associated with something or someone that has the potential to generate an excessive amount of negative publicity. Example Citations: In terms of headline risk, this was a regrettable week for both Janus and Qwest two… … New words
punditariat — n. The collection of pundits. Example Citations: The Bradley Effect a possible misleading of pollsters by voters explored in this space in September was a phrase that received much thumb sucking among the punditariat during October and will… … New words
punditeer — (pun.duh.TEER) n. A young and inexperienced critic or commentator. Example Citation: Washingtonians still cling to their notions of power, even as the city s importance is draining away. Instead of great cold war statesmen, we have Clinton,… … New words
schmooseoisie — n. The class of people who make their living by talking. Example Citation: After the Yuppies and the Nimbys, the Dwems, Wasps, and Simpkins, you might have thought we had had all the American social classifications we could handle. However, we… … New words
