gotcha question
A question posed by a reporter in an effort to trick a politician into looking stupid or saying something damaging. New York magazine: “When it does happen, they are often quick to blame their boneheaded remarks not on themselves, but on the inherently deceitful nature of the gotcha question itself. ‘If only this question had [...]
muckraker
A journalist who investigates the scandalous activities of public officials and businesses. The term “muckraker” was first used in a speech on April 14, 1906 by President Theodore Roosevelt: “In Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress you may recall the description of the Man with the Muck-rake, the man who could look no way but downward with the [...]