media scrutiny
Journalists examining closely
Media scrutiny is close examination by journalists and news organizations.
Politicians, celebrities, and corporations face media scrutiny when their actions attract press attention: The candidate wilted under media scrutiny.
The phrase often implies invasive or relentless coverage, though it can be neutral—simply the press doing its job of investigating public figures and institutions.
- pressApply force downward
- spotlightConcentrated illumination source
- public eyeCollective public awareness
- headlinesArticle titles in newspapers
- investigationFormal examination of facts
exposure · under the microscope · journalism · press conference · cameras · tabloid · paparazzi · coverage · watchdog · reporters · broadcast · talking heads · scandal · interview · critics · public · transparency · accountability
- anti-corruptionanti-graft, whistleblower protection, whistleblowers, financial disclosure, conflict of interest
- media trialstrial coverage, court reporting, contempt of court, fair trial, courtroom decorum
media scrutinyprivacy
Freedom from observation
anonymity · obscurity · media blackout · low profile · invisibility
media scrutinysecrecy
Practice of hiding information
confidentiality · censorship · news blackout · cover-up · press embargo
media scrutinyimpunity
Freedom from consequences
unaccountability · lack of oversight · free rein · carte blanche
media, scrutiny, medium, medial, median, mediate, mediation, mediator, multimedia