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buckraking
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buck·rak·ing  (bkrkng)
n.
The practice of accepting large sums of money for speaking to business or special interest groups, especially when viewed as compromising the objectivity of journalists.
[Blend of buck3 and muckraking, gerund of muckrake.]
buckraker n.


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As far as I can see, the only good that has come from this growing indifference is that the buckrakers, the Washington journalists who peddle their punditry on the lecture circuit, are seeing their speaking fees shrink.
Tilting at windmills by Peters, Charles / Washington Monthly
By making journalists more vulnerable to public scrutiny, universal disclosure would not only tend to deter conflicts-of-interest; it would also deter the more insidious effects of the buckraker culture.
Renting the fourth estate; why won't the George Wills and Sam ... by Willrich, Michael / Washington Monthly
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