embargo · hush · silence · cover-up · redact · editor · newsroom · deadline · scoop · leak · whistleblower · expose · retract · pull · shelve · blackout · gag · muzzle
kill the storybreak the story
Publish news first
blow the lid off · bring to light · blow the whistle · go public · spill the beans
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Related — spike (Sharp rise or point); bury (Place beneath soil); suppress (Forcibly put an end to); squash · censor · embargo · hush · silence · cover-up · redact · editor · newsroom · deadline
editorial actionkill the story ≠ go to press Finalize for publication; give the go-ahead
narrative developmentkill the story ≠ break the story Publish news first; dig deeper · fan the flames · add fuel to the fire
information exposurekill the story ≠ break the story Publish news first; blow the lid off · bring to light · blow the whistle · go public · spill the beans
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/kill_the_story