tabloid journalist
Celebrity gossip writer
A tabloid journalist works for sensationalist newspapers or media outlets that prioritize scandal, celebrity gossip, and lurid stories over serious news.
The term often carries connotations of aggressive or ethically questionable reporting methods—doorstepping grieving families, paying sources, invading privacy: Tabloid journalists camped outside her house for weeks.
Some use it dismissively for any reporter perceived as prioritizing entertainment over substance.
- paparazziAggressive celebrity photographers
- scoopFirst-reported story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- kiss and tellSharing intimate secrets publicly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
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- defamersdefamer, slanderer, libeler, calumniator, maligner
tabloid journalistinvestigative journalist
Reporter uncovering hidden truths
foreign correspondent · war correspondent · investigative reporter · Edward R. Murrow · fact-checker
tabloid journalistpolitical correspondent
Journalist covering government news
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