“Samizdat” was a form of underground press commonly available in eastern European countries with state-owned media sources.
Samizdat typically is a grassroots way to distribute censored content to citizens who otherwise would not have access to this material.
It can …
In politics, the term “smoking gun” refers to a piece of evidence that definitively proves a crime or wrongdoing by an official.
The term originated from the idea that finding a gun that’s still smoldering on a murder suspect would …
A “press gaggle” is an informal briefing by the White House press secretary that, unlike a backgrounder, is on the record.
However, video recording is not allowed.
It can occur anywhere, such as on Air Force One, but it …
A “gotcha question” is one posed by a reporter in an effort to trick a politician into looking stupid or saying something damaging.
These questions are typically aimed at eliciting a controversial or damaging response that can be used to …
“Muckraker” is a name given to progressive journalists and writers in the early 20th century. The term is still sometimes used today to refer to investigative journalists.
The early 20th century muckrakers were not, of course, the first journalists ever …