news leak
Information slips out
A news leak is the unauthorized disclosure of confidential information to journalists or the public, typically by an insider: The news leak revealed the company's merger plans before the official announcement.
Leaks may be strategic—officials sometimes leak information deliberately to test public reaction or shape narratives while maintaining deniability.
- classifiedRestricted from disclosure
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
- exposeMake known publicly
- sourcePoint of origin
- off the recordNot meant for reporting
anonymous · tip · scandal · confidential · documents · scoop · informant · insider · unnamed source · breach · reveal · secret · journalist · investigation · media frenzy · public interest · intelligence · sensitive
- political theaterkabuki, agitprop, grandstanding, political drama, posturing
- leaksseepage, drip, drips, trickle, ooze
- news termsreporter, journalist, anchor, newscaster, broadcaster
news leakcover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
suppression · concealment · information blackout · secrecy · news embargo
news, leak, new, newly, newness, leaks, leaked, leaking, leaky