exposés
Journalism that unmasks
Exposés are revelatory reports that uncover wrongdoing, corruption, or hidden truths.
The term carries a sense of journalistic or investigative work that brings secrets to light: a series of exposés on corporate fraud, The magazine published damning exposés of the pharmaceutical industry.
The singular is exposé.
Dishonest abuse of power
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- Watergate1970s political crisis
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
- documentsFormal written records
officials · cover-up · testimony · hearings · leaks · classified · diplomacy · campaign
Formal examination of facts
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
cover-up · exclusive · scoop · undercover · documents · sources · evidence · breaking
Intentional criminal trickery
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- executivesSenior corporate officers
cover-up · auditors · regulators · documents · internal · memos · SEC · earnings
corruption
Dishonest abuse of power
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- Watergate1970s political crisis
- administrationOrganizational oversight and control
documents · officials · cover-up · testimony · hearings · leaks · classified · diplomacy · campaign · donors
investigation
Formal examination of facts
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
whistleblower · cover-up · exclusive · scoop · undercover · documents · sources · evidence · breaking · headline
fraud
Intentional criminal trickery
- misconductImproper professional behavior
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
executives · cover-up · auditors · regulators · documents · internal · memos · SEC · earnings · scandal
tabloid
Sensationalist newspaper format
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- secretConcealed information
scandal · Hollywood · tell-all · gossip · publicist · fame · downfall · private · lifestyle · hypocrisy
- mediatelevision, mass media, news, broadcasting, video
- online videosvlogs, vlog, tutorials, clips, YouTube video
- Reform Writingmuckraking, investigative reports, slave narratives, manifestos, tracts
- print mediaheadline, magazine, articles, news, byline
- newspaper sectionsnews, sports, editorial, business, classifieds
- articlesarticle, magazine article, features, feature stories, columns
exposéspuff pieces
Uncritical promotional writing
fluff pieces · advertorials · press releases · sponsored content · hagiographies
exposéscover-ups
Acts of concealing wrongdoing
coverups · concealments · suppression · whitewashes · redactions
exposéspanegyrics
Elaborate public eulogies
encomiums · tributes · testimonials · defenses · apologia
- exposure timeDuration light hits sensor
- exposed skin
- sun exposureLight from sky reaching skin
- double exposureTwo photographs on one frame
- indecent exposureUnlawful public nudity
- exposure settingsCamera light parameters
expose, exposure, exposed, exposition, exposing, unexposed, expository, exposé, exposures